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Partnership with Bank of Maine puts focus on Gardiner's downtown
June 2, 2014Take 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.
June 2, 2014Mobile shower startup to aid perspiring cyclists
May 27, 2014The coordinator of BikeMaine, one of the state’s largest trekking events, is starting a company to give cyclists a way to shower after finishing a long ride.
May 27, 2014Study: Maine beer industry to see major growth
May 16, 2014A new economic impact study said Maine’s craft beer industry — which is essentially the state’s entire beer industry - could double in the next four years.
May 16, 2014SBA honors Coffee By Design
May 13, 2014The co-founders of Coffee By Design have been named Maine’s Small Business Persons of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
May 13, 2014Former antique auto showroom up for bid
May 8, 2014An iconic Ellsworth building on Route 1A that had been an antique car dealership for decades will be sold at a foreclosure auction later this month.
May 8, 2014Lawmakers override 15 LePage vetoes
May 2, 2014The state Legislature closed its 126th session by overriding Gov. Paul LePage's vetoes for 14 bills, including one for a $12 million bond to support small businesses and job creation.
May 2, 2014Boatbuilding co. opens in Eastport
April 29, 2014Millennium Marine USA, a new boatbuilding company, is expected to open in Eastport this week, with 20 employees anticipated to be employed by the end of the year.
April 29, 2014Maine lags U.S. in growth of women-owned businesses
April 22, 2014While Maine’s growth rate of women-owned businesses has increased in the last 15 years — and outpaces that of men-owned businesses or businesses with combined ownerships — the growth rate still ranks below the country as a whole.
April 22, 2014Lawmakers approve $50M bond package
April 18, 2014Maine lawmakers on Thursday approved approximately $50 million in bond proposals that, among other things, could provide a boost for small businesses.
April 18, 2014Brunswick inn changes name
April 18, 2014The Inn at Brunswick Station in Brunswick will change its name to The Brunswick Hotel and Tavern after a federal court in February ruled that its existing name too closely resembled that of its nearby competitor, The Brunswick Inn.
April 18, 2014
For textbooks, SMCC entrepreneur aims to buck 'the book racket'
April 7, 2014SoPoBooks.com allows students to buy and sell used books to each other, with no service charge, at better prices than other retailers offer.
April 7, 2014King calls for raising ACA employer mandate threshold
April 1, 2014U.S. Sen. Angus King has co-sponsored three bills to tweak the federal health care reform law, including a bill that would exempt businesses with 50 to 100 employees from a requirement that they provide health insurance to their workers.
April 1, 2014
Portland's waterfront gets renewed interest
February 24, 2014From east to west and everything in between, Portland's waterfront is changing.
February 24, 2014Decide whether to make your hobby into a business
February 24, 2014Maine is a place that seems to bring out creativity in people. It's brimming with artisans, inventors and culinary creators who dabble in ventures at all levels.
February 24, 2014SBA opens low-interest disaster loans to Maine
February 10, 2014The U.S. Small Business Administration is accepting applications for low-interest disaster recovery loans from small businesses, agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses and nonprofits in 15 Maine counties.
February 10, 2014
Jim Coen launches franchise owners lobbying effort
January 27, 2014Jim Coen has spent decades in the franchise industry. It's a familiarity he's hoping to parlay into legislative action that improves franchise owners' chances of controlling their own business destinies.
January 27, 2014
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