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New wedding barn bets couples will say ‘I do’ to Aroostook County
Laurie Schreiber June 21, 2021On 92 acres, the 5,000-square-foot barn is outfitted with wedding party suites, prep kitchen and traditional center aisle. Bookings started coming before it was even built. The goal is to attract destination weddings.
Laurie Schreiber June 21, 2021
Bull Moose takes back fired NH employees, promises company-wide raises by June 2022
Renee Cordes June 14, 2021"We are sorry that we did not act anywhere near how we want to be as a company," Brett Wickard, founder and president of the Portland-based music and entertainment retail chain, said in a Facebook post.
Renee Cordes June 14, 2021
Three Maine startups get into competitive cleantech accelerator
Renee Cordes Updated: June 4, 2021The 2021 Cleantech Open Northeast cohort consists of 52 startups from across the region and from other countries. The field is the largest in the program's history.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 4, 2021
Portland software startup out to win 'tech talent war' takes home $50K LaunchPad prize
Renee Cordes Updated: June 2, 2021Industrial software maker HighByte plans to use its winnings to provide competitive salary offers to new graduates and experienced developers, effective immediately, the company's co-founder and chief marketing officer told Mainebiz.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 2, 2021
Border with New Brunswick set to open July 1, with details still to be resolved
Staff June 1, 2021U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said she "welcomed" a plan by the government of New Brunswick, Canada, to reopen the border with Maine, but details about the opening still have to be worked out.
Staff June 1, 2021
Mills unveils plan to defray health insurance costs for small businesses
Renee Cordes Updated: May 28, 2021Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday unveiled a proposal to help Maine small businesses defray health insurance costs for their employees as premiums rise.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 28, 2021
This marketing event series attracted $4B for entrepreneurs, and now it’s coming to Bangor
Laurie Schreiber May 26, 2021UpStart Maine has opened applications for new products in Maine Innovation Night. The showcase leverages social media as free promotional tools reaching millions of viewers through crowd promotion.
Laurie Schreiber May 26, 2021
Unique ‘dive-in theater,’ long in Bar Harbor, moves to Eastport
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 24, 2021The passenger-boat attraction offers a look at underwater life via real-time video fed to an onboard projector. Eastport’s waters are abundant with marine life, including more sharks.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 24, 2021
Portland entrepreneur wins national award as growing startup readies product launch
Renee Cordes Updated: May 19, 2021Justin Hafner, co-founder and CEO of Kinotek Inc., is the first Maine business leader to be chosen for the Front Office Sports Rising 25 Awards, which recognizes the country's top young movers and shakers in the sports industry.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 19, 2021
Maine Small Business Development Centers are providing big-time support
Maureen Milliken Updated: May 17, 2021When the pandemic hit, the Maine SBDC, part of the U.S. Small Business Administration, responded. Nearly 3,000 businesses in the state received free advising and other services, double the 2019 total.
Maureen Milliken Updated: May 17, 2021
With few events, Maine’s chambers get creative to connect — and earn revenue
Jessica Hall Updated: May 17, 2021Chambers of commerce, long a mainstay of small business, have had to change due to COVID-19. Some of the local and regional groups have became information channels. Others have tightened their budgets to ride out the pandemic.
Jessica Hall Updated: May 17, 2021
Hot wheels: Maine food trucks are growing in numbers, varieties
Renee Cordes Updated: May 17, 2021The boom in the mobile eateries is far from fleeting, even as traditional dining establishments open back up and remote working keeps people out of downtown offices.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 17, 2021
Across Maine, small businesses keep their cool while the pandemic rages on
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 17, 2021From Machias to Cape Elizabeth, six small businesses have been holding their own during the past year, the owners tell Mainebiz. Some are doing even better than that.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 17, 2021
In 'year like no other,' SCORE Maine supported 8,200 small businesses and entrepreneurs
Renee Cordes Updated: May 12, 2021The small business support organization also helped launch 509 new businesses that created 1,412 jobs in 2020, the organization's annual report shows.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 12, 2021Maine agribusinesses can get free equipment to handle SNAP sales
Staff May 10, 2021The state’s Farm Food Access Program provides reimbursement for the equipment, helping agribusinesses easily sell to the roughly one in eight Mainers who receive federal SNAP benefits.
Staff May 10, 2021
5 finalists named for $50,000 LaunchPad contest
Renee Cordes Updated: May 10, 2021Five finalists out of 150 applicants were selected to compete in Gorham Savings Bank's 2021 LaunchPad competition, which will take place on June 1.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 10, 2021
Today's Poll
Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank
Maine's cruise ship season is in full swing, running from late September through early November. Thousands of passengers are expected to visit Portland, Bar Harbor, Eastport or Rockland.
This week alone, Portland is set to welcome around 16,000 cruise ship passengers.
But as the season ramps up, it's bringing mixed reviews. Some locals brace for the crowds and many business owners say cruise ship visitors don't spend much while in the port. Other business owners argue that, even if cruise ships don't benefit their own coffers, they still benefit the overall economy.
When we asked this question in 2023, Mainebiz respondents, 21% said the visits bring customers and revenue, while only 18% said the visits don't help their business.
More than half of the respondents, 53%, said cruise ships benefit the overall economy,
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