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Sometimes the perfect location for your business has been right under your nose — or in the case of Becky Welsh and her Bath-based consignment shop J'Adore — the location had been next door the whole time.
When Hancock Lumber President Kevin Hancock isn't busy running the sixth-generation family business, or opening yet another retail store, he somehow found time to win a national book award for his 2015 memoir “Not For Sale: Finding Center in the
The Portland-based brewery Foundation Brewing Co. is increasing its footprint at One Industrial Way, when it expands into three spaces once used by fellow Portland brewery Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.
Kate McAleer, the owner of the Rockland-based craft candy bar company Bixby & Co., has been named a Tory Burch Foundation fellow, receiving a $10,000 business education grant and a trip to New York City for a three-day workshop at the Tory Burch
Lisbon Falls is the spot for the newest retail location of the Brunswick-based Frosty's Donuts, following a Friday opening at 700 Lisbon. St. in the town's downtown district.
The Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development announced that Lee Cheever, the nonprofit's operations manager, will serve as acting executive director, effective June 3, following the March announcement of the departure of the former executive
The city of Rockland is representing the state of Maine in National Life Group's 2016 Main Streets Across America celebration.
Rising Tide Brewing Co. said it plans to use some Maine-grown and processed grains in every batch of beer it brews. Buying from local growers and processors is a new trend in Maine as malthouses and local grain growers turn their eyes to the booming
The U.S. Olympic team will be sporting red, white and blue leather boat shoes handcrafted by the Lewiston-based shoemaker Rancourt & Co. during the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this summer.
FedEx Corp. has become the third entity in recent weeks to entice small businesses in Maine to enter a contest with several prizes totaling $100,000. The contest by the Memphis, Tenn.-based delivery service will be its fourth annual Small Business
Just how popular is downtown Rockland? Rockland Main Street Executive Director Gordon Page Sr. says that the high demand for prime real estate has meant waiting lists for certain properties.
The Gray-New Gloucester Development Corp. launched a three-phase competition to lure new or existing out-of-town businesses into one of the communities by offering the winner a forgivable loan of up to $15,000 and approximately $5,000 of in-kind
Export compliance may not sound like a sexy topic compared to the excitement of selling products internationally. But it can get exciting quickly if you ignore it: civil penalties for export license violations or sending sensitive goods to banned
The 46th annual Earth Day celebration April 22 occurred when record numbers of companies, including many small businesses, have adopted eco-friendly practices, working with green vendors, recycling or eliminating paper or using more energy-efficient
Colleen and Mike Gross, owners of the Verona Island-based Verona Wine and Design, have announced a mid-June date for the grand opening of a retail and wine shop and tapas bistro of the same name in Bucksport.
On Thursday, the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development announced that seven communities across the state have been awarded $690,300 in funding under the Community Development Block Grant Program.
The Portland City Council is weighing a controversial proposed hike to the city’s minimum wage.
The proposal would increase the minimum wage from $15.50 per hour to $20 per hour within four years. (The statewide hourly minimum wage is $14.65.)
The proposal does not include a wage hike for tipped workers who are currently paid an hourly wage of $7.75, but employers are required to ensure that wages and tips combined total $15.50 per hour.
While inflation pressures have made it hard to survive on the minimum wage, many business owners are concerned the hike would cut already thin margins.
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Learn moreThe 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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