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CMP standard-offer customers electric bills will rise in 2019
Staff December 11, 2018Monthly electric bills for Central Maine Power standard-offer customers, both residential and small-business, will increase an average of 6.7% in 2019 after the Maine Public Utilities Commission set new prices.
Staff December 11, 2018
New collaborative workspace opens in Freeport's retail mecca
Laurie Schreiber December 10, 2018A new co-working space has opened in downtown Freeport. Located at 5 Depot St. and called FreeportWerkes, its founder, Tom Siegel, said the co-working center is much needed in a town otherwise dominated by retail activity.
Laurie Schreiber December 10, 2018
Credit union league's CEO named to Maine State Chamber's board of directors
Staff December 10, 2018Todd Mason, president and CEO of the Maine Credit Union League, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce.
Staff December 10, 2018Focusing on the three P's is the best way to improve customer outcomes and profit
Steve Musica, Lean East December 10, 2018Q: Where should I spend my time and money to improve customer outcomes and profit?
Steve Musica, Lean East December 10, 2018
Hiring pressures push companies to unprecedented lengths to find workers
William Hall December 10, 2018With unemployment remaining below 4%, Maine employers are facing an ever greater scarcity of job-seekers. Around the state, employers are stepping up their hiring efforts, offering signing bonuses, a wider range of benefits, flexible work
William Hall December 10, 2018
Old Port retail space a rare find for the buyer
Laurie Schreiber December 2, 2018The sale of a 924-square-foot retail condominium unit at 3 Gold St. was a rare opportunity to get space in the Old Port section of Portland for the buyer, who says he was looking for a new project to take on.
Laurie Schreiber December 2, 2018
Go.Verizon: Portland best city in U.S. for small businesses
Staff November 26, 2018Portland is the No. 1 ranked city in the newly released “Best Small Cities for Small Businesses” report issued by Go.Verizon.com, an authorized brand partner of Verizon.
Staff November 26, 2018
Community development institutions step in where traditional lenders are reluctant to go
Laurie Schreiber November 26, 2018Community Concepts Finance Corp., Coastal Enterprises Inc. and Eastern Maine Development Corp. are Community Development Financial Institutions, private sector financial institutions that may receive federal funding from the U.S. Treasury. CDFIs
Laurie Schreiber November 26, 2018Tips on helping someone choose to change their unproductive work behavior
Dana Morris-jones Of The Delphi Group November 26, 2018Managers don't have to accept unproductive work behavior by employees as "unchangeable." Here are some tips on ways you can help that unproductive employee choose to change and begin improving their work performance.
Dana Morris-jones Of The Delphi Group November 26, 2018
Westbrook accounting startup finds niche in advising small to mid-sized Maine businesses
Renee Cordes November 26, 2018Tabitha Swanson, founder and CEO of The Swanson Group LLC, a full-service tax, accounting and consulting firm based in Westbrook, finds her niche in serving primarily small to mid-sized Maine businesses and individuals.
Renee Cordes November 26, 2018UMaine System trustees draft 'new vision' for public education
Staff November 19, 2018The University of Maine System Board of Trustees released today a draft “declaration of strategic priorities” that would commit its campuses to leading educational efforts statewide in response to Maine’s growing workforce crisis, concerns about s
Staff November 19, 2018
2018 Hire-A-Vet Campaign going strong at halfway point
Staff November 14, 2018More than 175 employers have joined 2018's Maine Hire-A-Vet Campaign through the halfway point, with 62 reported hires by the end of October. The campaign's goal is for at least 100 employers to hire at least 100 veterans and military family members
Staff November 14, 2018
Immigrant Welcome Center launches ‘Greenhouse Program’ for entrepreneurs
Staff November 13, 2018The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center is offering to help aspiring entrepreneurs — five to start with in the new year — get new businesses off the ground.
Staff November 13, 2018
Maker of nautical-chart jewelry mulls bigger footprint in weddings, corporate gifts
Renee Cordes November 12, 2018Charlotte Guptill is a self-taught jewelry designer — and former mortgage loan officer — who founded CHART Metalworks in 2008. Her Portland startup, acquired by Sea Bags in 2015, makes hand-cast nautical chart jewelry and accessories. Her sights are
Renee Cordes November 12, 2018Will the business outlook improve in Maine under Gov.-elect Janet Mills?
Peter Van Allen November 12, 2018Gov. Paul LePage's impact on business will likely be debated for some time.Setting that debate aside for now, it's going to be interesting what effect Gov.-elect Janet Mills will have on business.
Peter Van Allen November 12, 2018Deals, deals, deals: Maine companies are hot property
Peter Van Allen November 12, 2018The recent acquisition of Waterboro-based Howe & Howe Technologies, maker of sophisticated off-road and robotic vehicles for the Army, is just the latest in what is shaping up as a very busy year of deals in Maine.
Peter Van Allen November 12, 2018
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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The Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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