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Women to Watch: Angela Okafor came a long way to find a ‘gold mine’ in Maine
Updated: August 10, 2020This New Mainer has a knack for new opportunities. Today, she practices law in Bangor, runs two other small businesses, is raising three young children with her husband, and serves on the city council.
Updated: August 10, 2020
Small business grant programs pick up slack across Maine
August 4, 2020Central Maine Growth Council, the Somerset County Economic Resource Council and the city of Bangor are among entities across the state that are offering a lifeline for small businesses as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
August 4, 2020
A force of nature in Maine’s startup scene
Updated: July 27, 2020As president of volunteer-run organization Startup Maine and director of engagement for Live + Work in Maine, Katie Shorey is plugged in to the fast-moving tech and startup scene — and committed to sharing its success with others.
Updated: July 27, 2020How to build a conscious business
Updated: August 20, 2021For over a year, businesses have doing things once thought impossible to rise to the challenge of COVID-19, a Mainebiz contributor writes. The lesson has often been about prioritizing health over money. Businesses focused purely on profit do so at
Updated: August 20, 2021
Rugged Seas entrepreneurs emerge out of pandemic
Updated: July 27, 2020The company, launched in the midst of the pandemic, converts waders and bibs used by commercial fishermen into totes, backpacks and more. Now the startup is even considering a brick-and-mortar retail store.
Updated: July 27, 2020
Six lessons from the lemonade stand
Updated: July 27, 2020A husband-and-wife team of marketing and PR experts, based in Westbrook, share lessons they've learned from their 9-year-old daughter's business ventures. The lessons are useful for grown-ups, too.
Updated: July 27, 2020
As workspace demand shifts because of pandemic, some businesses are 'spaced out'
Updated: July 27, 2020“COVID normal” is the buzzword in real estate circles. The pandemic is creating new conversations about the way commercial space is used. Its size and flexibility are more important than ever.
Updated: July 27, 2020King renews push for easing tariff impact on lobster industry
July 20, 2020Maine's Independent senator laid out his concerns in a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, demanding what the agency plans to do to support an industry "that continues to be harmed by China's retaliatory tariffs."
July 20, 2020
Maine CDC investigates 3 new coronavirus outbreaks at Portland-area businesses
Updated: July 17, 2020The agency is investigating outbreaks at American Roots and Corsetti's restaurant, both in Westbrook, and at a Goodwill warehouse in Gorham, as well as a pending outbreak at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland.
Updated: July 17, 2020
Maine's Economic Recovery Committee calls for $1.1B investment, public health priority
July 16, 2020The committee, set up by Gov. Janet Mills in May, has recommended short-term recovery investments including in education, public health, small business support and infrastructure, but there are more challenges ahead, says Josh Broder, a co-chair.
July 16, 2020
Portland Sea Dogs make most of season that wasn't with outdoor dining, more golf
Updated: July 16, 2020With the 2020 minor-league baseball season suspended, the Double-A Boston Red Sox affiliate is hosting other events at Hadlock Field in Portland this summer.
Updated: July 16, 2020
Not-so-happy camping, but some Maine businesses keep economic embers burning
Updated: July 13, 2020Maine’s summer camps are a $200 million industry, with more than 150 camps, 40,000 campers and 12,000 employees. This year only 24 of the businesses are open or plan to open, with some finding new markets.
Updated: July 13, 2020
Startups, downtown activity are now central to the central Maine economy
Updated: July 13, 2020Waterville alone has welcomed close to 20 new businesses downtown in the past few years, including technology startups and a business incubator. But growth isn't universal across the region.
Updated: July 13, 2020
Cautiously optimistic, Wells couple opens gym with pandemic-guided layout
Updated: July 8, 2020They weren't planning to open a commercial gym in the midst of a pandemic. But Andre and Katie Mercier’s new facility offered plenty of physical-distancing space, so they’re going for it.
Updated: July 8, 2020New data shows 27,000 Maine businesses got over $2B in federal relief loans
July 7, 2020Three months since the launch of the Paycheck Protection Program, $521 billion in emergency funding has gone to small businesses nationwide. The program is designed to help them retain employees during the current economic crisis.
July 7, 2020
Belgrade boat shop owner must pay town $20K for unpermitted business use
July 7, 2020A dispute over whether a marina business and other uses were allowed under a permit for a boat cleaning and painting business went all the way to the state Supreme Judicial Court, which supported the town's findings.
July 7, 2020
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