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Haven’s Candies, a Westbrook-based chocolate maker, has been sold to a Freeport businesswoman, making her the company’s seventh owner since it was founded in 1915.
A hard cider startup’s plan to transform an old Gardiner church into a brewery moved forward this week after receiving approval from city councilors.
Around 18 Scarborough businesses have been displaced by a three-alarm fire that caused “extensive” damage at the 24,000-square-foot Scarborough Commons office complex.
Moving forward in our LOOKBACK series run-up to Mainebiz’s 20th anniversary edition on Sept. 8, at the start of 1996, a poll of Maine employers by Manpower Inc.
Wednesday’s record-breaking storm may have also broken a new record for the demand of cleanup services and products in southern Maine, where scores of properties were flooded.
The Maine Technology Institute has named a top state business development official as its interim leader, days after Gov. Paul LePage abruptly fired former President Robert Martin.
The Penobscot Nation is hosting a public hearing tonight on new water quality standards for tribal waters the tribe has proposed to the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
The inaugural Maine Startup and Create Week was a success and exceeded organizers’ expectations, chief organizer Jess Knox told Mainebiz on Tuesday.
A temporary staffing company that uses veterans and others who face barriers getting hired and a company that recycles kitchen waste were among the success award winners at the SCORE luncheon in Portland, where the national organization that
When asked about the goal of Maine Startup and Create Week, organizer Jess Knox puts it eloquently: “To engineer serendipitous collisions between people, ideas and resources.”
Portland’s third Startup Weekend begins this Friday, and it’s just not for aspiring entrepreneurs looking to get their feet wet.
Fresh Off The Farm, a popular local food market on Route 1 in Rockport, may finally get its long-awaited expansion after waiting more than 10 years for an essential town upgrade.
Frosty’s Donuts, an iconic doughnut shop in Brunswick, will have its fresh doughnuts served in up to 23 Hannaford supermarkets by the end of the year.
Businesses, agricultural cooperatives and private nonprofits in seven Maine counties must submit applications to be eligible for disaster relief loans by the end of the month.
Take a walk with Nate Rudy through Gardiner's downtown district and you'll begin to see how an economic and community developer's mind works.
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 $19 per hour by 2028. (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.
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.
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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