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Portland girls just wanna network: Regional Chamber launches forum
June 14, 2017A new Portland women's networking forum is off to a running start after Monday's kickoff at the Press Hotel.
June 14, 2017
Gathering place in 'boatbuilding capital of the world' gets new life
June 12, 2017The brand-new Brooklin General Store, where fishermen gather at 5 a.m. to get their coffee and pastries before heading out to sea, represents an investment in an essential community gathering place and resource.
June 12, 2017Small businesses light the way in Maine
June 12, 2017You might feel like an outlier if you work in Maine and yet have miraculously avoided working at a small business.
June 12, 2017Meeting the threat of online retail
June 12, 2017I am writing with a call for Mainebiz and our business community to really start thinking about retail. Everything from Wal-Mart to Main Street mom-and-pop is under the gun like never before. Macy's and K-Mart, Sears, etc.
June 12, 2017
Meet the 31-year-old publisher of WoodenBoat, who's reaching out to millennials
June 12, 2017An aficionado of wooden boats since he was a child and an economist by training, Andrew Breece came on as the publisher of WoodenBoat Publications on March 8, stepping into the shoes of the wooden boat world's most prominent standard-bearer, Jon
June 12, 2017
Small is big: In the land of L.L.Bean and outlet stores, small businesses find their way
June 12, 2017Small, independent businesses on Freeport's side streets vie for just a fraction of the 3 million visitors a year that visit L.L.Bean's flagship campus and surrounding outlet stores. They're finding that even having a major anchor nearby doesn't
June 12, 2017
Sew American: New Mainers help power American Roots, a Portland textile start-up
June 12, 2017Thread, bobbin, sewing machine. Besides learning English in their new homeland, they've had to master the lexicon and skills for their work at Portland textile start-up.
June 12, 2017
Bella Luna Toys engages the imagination with natural, wooden toys
June 12, 2017Sarah Baldwin, owner of Rockland online natural toy store Bella Luna Toys, saw firsthand how video-game stares turned into inquisitiveness when, as a former kindergarten teacher at the Ashwood Waldorf School in Rockport, she intro
June 12, 2017
Senate votes to reinstate tip credit minimum wage, House vote is pending
June 8, 2017Senate Republicans were joined by some Democrats in voting 23-12 Wednesday to repeal the part of the state minimum wage law approved by voters last November that gradually increases the minimum wage for tipped workers until they eventually are paid
June 8, 2017
Fate of $50M R&D bond rests with voters
June 8, 2017Maine voters will decide the fate of a $50 million bond to boost the state's investment in research and development, which is the only statewide issue on the June 13 special referendum ballot.
June 8, 2017Fate of 'nips' bill rests with Senate after House overrides LePage veto
June 6, 2017Gov. Paul LePage vetoed an amended measure that would impose a 5-cent deposit on 50-milliliter alcohol bottles commonly known as “nips.” The move had been expected.
June 6, 2017Lawmakers fail to override LePage’s veto of bill easing Maine's 'blue law'
June 1, 2017In an 87-51 vote on Wednesday, Maine's House of Representatives failed to reach the two-thirds majority required to override Gov. Paul LePage's veto of a bill that would have allowed some stores to remain open on three major holidays.
June 1, 2017
Maine Food Insider: Lewiston's Forage Market plans Portland location
May 24, 2017Forage Market in Lewiston, which soared to national attention when the October 2016 issue of Saveur magazine dubbed the store's bagels some of the best in America, plans to open a store in Portland early next year.
May 24, 2017
Finalists named for Gorham Savings' $50K LaunchPad competition
May 19, 2017Gorham Savings Bank has selected five early-stage Maine businesses as finalists of its annual LaunchPad small business competition, with a $50,000 grand prize to be awarded to the winner.
May 19, 2017
Maine's family-owned businesses recognized at gala event
May 18, 2017A diverse group of companies from across the state were honored at the Maine Family Business Awards gala at the Holiday Inn by the Bay Wednesday night.
May 18, 2017Trump to dismantle small-business part of ACA marketplaces
May 16, 2017The online health insurance marketplace for small businesses created under the Affordable Care Act will be dismantled, the Trump administration announced Monday.
May 16, 2017
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