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40 Under 40: Alex Maffucci leads a craft brewery, has Italy on his mind
Updated: October 7, 2024Alex Maffucci works as president of Atlantic Brewing Co. in Bar Harbor, but hopes to retire someday to Florence, Italy.
Updated: October 7, 2024
40 Under 40: Navy veteran Kayla Lewis takes pride in helping fellow service members
Updated: October 7, 2024The Biddeford-based founder of Upward Consulting says she has felt honored to use her skills to serve her fellow veterans.
Updated: October 7, 2024
40 Under 40: Colleen Kavanagh is blazing a trail in holistic health benefits
Updated: October 7, 2024Colleen Kavanagh founded and leads SoulBeing, a startup that connects employers with a network of alternative health and wellness care providers as a benefit for employees.
Updated: October 7, 2024
40 Under 40: Travel entrepreneur Khadija El Barkaoui is helping fellow immigrants pursue their dreams
Updated: October 7, 2024Khadija El Barkaoui, originally from Morocco, founded Coelle Travel to bring people together through authentic experiences and to support women in tourism.
Updated: October 7, 2024
40 Under 40: Ariadne Dimoula is making waves as an ocean researcher and entrepreneur
Updated: October 7, 2024Ariadne Dimoula is the founder and CEO of Paramount Planet Product.
Updated: October 7, 2024
40 Under 40: Stephen Carr has grown a property services business from teenage mowing gig
Updated: October 7, 2024Stephen Carr is passionate about landscaping and running his company, and also about firefighting and helping others as a lieutenant on the York Fire Department.
Updated: October 7, 2024
Morocco, VW vans, AI: Startup accelerator’s latest cohort is full of variety
Laurie Schreiber October 3, 2024The companies represent a diverse range of industries, from clean technology and digital innovation to food and manufacturing. Each business has demonstrated high-growth potential.
Laurie Schreiber October 3, 2024
Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center offers $4K microgrants for immigrant-owned businesses
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 3, 2024The grants could provide a funding spark for immigrant-owned startups and small businesses in the city.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 3, 2024
VIP Tires buys suburban Boston service garage, signals more acquisitions to come
Renee Cordes Updated: October 1, 2024The Auburn-based chain, which is privately held, now has 73 locations across five states.
Renee Cordes Updated: October 1, 2024
5 Maine startups vie for $50K prize in LaunchPad business pitch-off
Updated: September 30, 2024The small businesses, from a buckwheat snack brand to the developer of African-language learning app, will compete in next month's competition organized by Gorham Savings Bank.
Updated: September 30, 2024Thousands of potential Maine jobs at stake if federal tax deduction expires, study says
William Hall September 24, 2024If the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction is made permanent, the U.S. would gain over a million jobs each year, according to the analysis. In Maine, 6,000 new jobs would be created annually for the first 10 years.
William Hall September 24, 2024
Encore planned for Maine food trade show, awards in Portland
Renee Cordes Updated: September 17, 2024The Maine Food Producer Showcase & Golden Fork Awards will be held at Brick South on Thompson's Point on Thursday, Oct. 24.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 17, 2024
On the Record: Owner of multiple Aroma Joe’s franchises sees her future in mentoring others
Renee Cordes Updated: September 16, 2024Maryna Shuliakouskaya, originally from Belarus, owns nine Aroma Joe’s locations in Maine, with a 10th due to open later this year in Saco.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 16, 2024
Roux Institute names 10 startups from Maine to Spain for next Founder Residency
Renee Cordes September 11, 2024The 10 technology startups represent a range of industries and hail from as far afield as Spain.
Renee Cordes September 11, 2024
How to avoid overcommitment and get more enjoyment out of life
Nancy Marshall and Ann Leamon Updated: September 4, 2024As guest columnists Nancy Marshall and Ann Leamon write, "over-commitment denies you the pleasures of life. You’re always behind, late, unprepared. You become a 'human-doing' rather than a human being."
Nancy Marshall and Ann Leamon Updated: September 4, 2024
On the Record: Bookclubs CEO lays out vision for startup’s next chapter
Renee Cordes Updated: September 2, 2024The platform, led by Anna Ford from Camden, takes the hassle out of starting and managing a book club so users can focus on reading, discussing and being together.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 2, 2024
Today's Poll
Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank
With the official end of summer this past weekend, we're taking a look back at how the season unfolded.
Back in early August, we asked how the summer tourism season was going — and at the time, the majority of respondents told us it could be better. And remember, the season started very rainy and ended amid a drought.
Now that the season has wrapped up, we're checking in again to see how things ended. Did things improve? Did tourism pick up later in the summer, or did the season fall short of expectations?
The Giving Guide
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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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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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The Giving Guide
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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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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