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Targeting a disease that affects about 20,000 Americans, The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor has received a five-year, $3,322,009 federal grant to study ALS.
The Maine Public Utilities Commission has agreed to Poland Spring owner Nestlé's plan to draw up to 172 million gallons of water per year from Lincoln Water District's Well No. 4.
GrandyOats, a Hiram-based maker of organic cereals and snacks, won the “best granola” award in Delicious Living magazine's fifth annual Best Bite Awards competition.
Smart growth principles are gaining cachet in Portland and elsewhere in Maine, as developers and planners alike look to create human-scale communities that incorporate forward-looking social, economic and environmental considerations.
The Rumford Water District hosted a public meeting last week spelling out details of a proposed 15-year agreement with Poland Spring Water Co. for up to 150 million gallons per year.
The Hope General Store, built in 1832 at the central four-way intersection of the Knox County town of Hope, has been put up for sale by owners Heather and Michael Forcillo for $365,000.
Lisa Girard, owner of architectural woodworking company Mousam Valley Millwork of Springvale, found herself in a jam most companies would envy: too many orders, which had her staff working overtime to meet customer deadlines.
Software company Introspective Systems LLC of Portland said it has won a $986,802 Phase II grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for additional work to develop complex software frameworks that can help small energy grids reallocate resources
The Maine Audubon board of trustees named Andy Beahm as its permanent executive director.
University of Maine researchers are looking into possible food uses for green crabs that could lead to the commercial harvest of the invasive clam-eating species.
A new Portland women's networking forum is off to a running start after Monday's kickoff at the Press Hotel.
Flowfold, an expanding outdoor brand focused on minimalist gear for everyday adventures, partnered with Women United Around The World to sell one-of-a-kind handbags to raise awareness and money for skills training and leadership development for
Only five Maine companies have B Corp certification — Maine Works, Wicked Joe, ReVision Energy, Atayne and Coffee By Design — but each finds paying greater attention to social values is important to its corporate mission.
The 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.
You might feel like an outlier if you work in Maine and yet have miraculously avoided working at a small business.
I 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.