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There was good news for Maine in 2020. Really.
Staff Updated: December 30, 2020In this roundup, Mainebiz looks back at some of the positive business stories reported in 2020. We're looking forward to more in 2021.
Staff Updated: December 30, 2020
Ropeless fishing, called ‘crazy’ by some, could be real in five years
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 28, 2020The goal is to eliminate vertical lines in endangered right whale habitat. Trap retrieval systems in trials depend on pop-up buoys or other lifting devices, triggered by a remote-controlled acoustic signal.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 28, 2020
'My focus is on people's jobs': Notable quotables from 'On the Record' interviews in 2020
Renee Cordes Updated: December 28, 2020As 2020 draws to a close, here's a curated collection of quotes from Mainebiz "On the Record" interviews with business and nonprofit movers and shakers.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 28, 2020
How to beef up cybersecurity at your business
Rob Simopoulos, co-founder, Defendify December 21, 2020Guest columnist Rob Simopoulos, co-founder of Defendify, writes that having a sound cybersecurity system in the workplace is as crucial as a security system for a business's building.
Rob Simopoulos, co-founder, Defendify December 21, 2020
Q&A: Waterville startup mentor helps entrepreneurs connect ideas with markets
Laurie Schreiber December 16, 2020Nick Rimsa, co-founder of Tortoise Labs, says, “People don’t need the background or the expertise or the experience to do this, and they don‘t need to be technical. They just need to be curious.”
Laurie Schreiber December 16, 2020
WEX completes acquisitions at fraction of original price, settles suit with sellers
Renee Cordes December 16, 2020The Portland-based payments provider announced that it has closed a pair of deals for $577.5 million, a fraction of the $1.7 billion originally agreed upon in January.
Renee Cordes December 16, 2020
Mainebiz forum tells businesses that telemedicine is here to stay, and why
William Hall Updated: December 14, 2020Telemedicine, telehealth, virtual care — whatever you call it, the use of remote technologies in caring for patients has soared during the pandemic. Experts from different areas of the health industry agreed that the new medical model benefits
William Hall Updated: December 14, 2020
Covetrus lays off 80 in North American consolidation, cuts last ties with former parent
William Hall December 10, 2020The Portland-based animal-health company, which employs 6,000 people worldwide including 300 in Maine, said the job cuts reduce duplication and allow for better customer service and expansion of technology offerings.
William Hall December 10, 2020
More Maine employers to host diverse law interns
Renee Cordes December 10, 2020Two more law firms along with WEX and The Jackson Laboratory join the Maine Diversity Summer Associate Program launched by the state's three largest law firms this year.
Renee Cordes December 10, 2020
On the Record: For Torey Penrod-Cambra, co-founder of HighByte, success is more than an idea
Renee Cordes Updated: December 14, 2020In 2018 the first-time entrepreneur helped launch HighByte, a Portland industrial software company, and now it expects to double headcount in the next year. She tells Mainebiz, "Most companies begin with an idea, but HighByte began with a team."
Renee Cordes Updated: December 14, 2020
STEM is no longer a stereotype, but Maine's workforce struggles to align with business needs
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 14, 2020Science, technology, engineering and mathematics — the "STEM" fields — are more than the province of computer coders and lab researchers. The disciplines are transforming even the most traditional Maine industries. But the state may not be ready.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 14, 2020
Maine's senators join push for extending federal telehealth coverage
Renee Cordes Updated: December 9, 2020"Congress needs to act now to better serve patients and health care providers during the pandemic, and to ensure that telehealth remains an option after the pandemic is over," 49 lawmakers including Maine's two senators argue in a letter to
Renee Cordes Updated: December 9, 2020
UMPI launches undergrad computer science program
Renee Cordes December 8, 2020Raymond Rice, president of the University of Maine at Presque Isle, said the new program "will not only help us to better meet the workforce needs of our region and state, but also provide our students with new avenues for prosperous careers."
Renee Cordes December 8, 2020
Brunswick startup launches subscription app to stabilize small businesses in pandemic
Laurie Schreiber Updated: November 30, 2020The app lets users select a monthly subscription to a local café or restaurant, pre-pay for the month, and redeem the subscription at point of purchase. Now founder Reilly Kons is building the app’s portfolio of businesses.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: November 30, 2020
Home food advantage: Connecting farmers and buyers, Forager finds its way
Maureen Milliken Updated: November 30, 2020The company's app, launched three years ago, hooks up producers and markets in the same region. The pandemic at first brought challenges to Forager, but more recently, has seen a surge in demand as public attention has focused on the food supply
Maureen Milliken Updated: November 30, 2020
Portland remote-work startup raises $2.1M to fund further growth
Renee Cordes Updated: November 23, 2020The latest funding round for the Friday platform was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that's helped more than 120 companies go public including Shopify, Yelp, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Renee Cordes Updated: November 23, 2020
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?
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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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