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Technology

  • Bill would address dwindling broadband subsidy for schools, libraries

    February 15, 2017

    With revenues dwindling that support more than 900 schools and libraries across the state to pay for high-speed broadband connections, state Rep. Marty Grohman, D-Biddeford, has proposed legislation that would boost the funding stream and bring

    February 15, 2017
  • WEX tops $1B in revenue for 2016

    James McCarthy February 13, 2017

    WEX Inc. (NYSE:WEX) is now a $1 billion company, joining an elite group of Maine companies that that have reached that milestone, including L.L.Bean, IDEXX and Hannaford.

    James McCarthy February 13, 2017
  • Engineering News-Record names Dagher a 'Top 25 Newsmaker'

    Staff February 13, 2017

    Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center, has been named one of 2016's Top 25 Newsmakers by Engineering News-Record.

    Staff February 13, 2017
  • Grant provides support for Mainers seeking digital careers

    Staff February 6, 2017

    The University of New England Academy of Digital Sciences has been chosen as a learning provider by Coastal Counties Workforce Inc., which together with Educate Maine, received a $4 million U.S. Department of Labor TechHire grant to help people

    Staff February 6, 2017
  • Federal GSA awards five-year IT contract to WEX

    January 31, 2017

    WEX Inc. (NYSE: WEX), a South Portland provider of corporate payment solutions, has been awarded a five-year IT Schedule 70 contract with the U.S. General Services Administration, the procurement arm of the federal government.

    January 31, 2017
  • HistoryIT hires Emily Cain as chief strategy officer

    Staff January 30, 2017

    HistoryIT, a digital history pioneer based in Portland, announced today it has hired Emily Cain as its first chief strategy officer.

    Staff January 30, 2017
  • South Portland software firm acquired by ARCOM

    James McCarthy January 23, 2017

    InterSpec, a South Portland-based company that creates software solutions for the building industry, announced Monday it has been acquired by ARCOM, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The purchase price was not disclosed.

    James McCarthy January 23, 2017
  • UMaine's Bridge-in-a-Backpack spinoff signs international marketing agreement

    Staff January 20, 2017

    The University of Maine's Bridge-in-a-Backpack spinoff company has signed a North American marketing and distribution agreement with an international construction and engineering firm that intends to expand the innovative composite bridge technology

    Staff January 20, 2017
  • CEI Ventures closes fourth venture fund, has $20M under management

    Lori Valigra January 18, 2017

    CEI Ventures has closed its fourth fund, Coastal Ventures IV LP, at just under $10 million, with the monies targeted at small businesses in Maine and the Northeast.

    Lori Valigra January 18, 2017
  • Report: Maine has more sci-tech companies and workers, but lags in other areas

    Lori Valigra January 16, 2017

    A new report finds that the number of science and technology companies and jobs in Maine is rising at the same time investment in innovation by both companies and universities has remained low.

    Lori Valigra January 16, 2017
  • Tech program links students to business

    January 16, 2017

    A new education trend based on combining classroom instruction in science, technology, engineering and math benefits with hands-on challenges requiring real-world solutions is paying off for a Biddeford company.

    January 16, 2017
  • Tyler Technologies lands $16.8M contract with Maine's court system

    James McCarthy December 23, 2016

    Tyler Technologies Inc. (NYSE: TYL) signed a $16.8 million contract with the Maine Judicial Branch to implement a unified electronic case management system for all courts and types of legal cases in the state.

    James McCarthy December 23, 2016
  • Seven companies receive MTI funding

    December 22, 2016

    The Maine Technology Institute has awarded $33,100 in funding that's intended to advance new products and process development at seven companies across the state.

    December 22, 2016
  • LePage honors three companies for 'business excellence'

    December 22, 2016

    Gov. Paul R. LePage presented three Maine companies with a “2016 Governor's Award for Business Excellence” during a reception Tuesday at the Blaine House in Augusta.

    December 22, 2016
  • Large company runner-up: Tilson

    December 12, 2016

    How would you describe your company’s core mission?:

    December 12, 2016
  • UMaine at Presque Isle students map with drones

    November 30, 2016

    Drone technology for practical application is getting a boost at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, where students and professors in the geographic information systems program deployed two DJI Phantom-4 drones to take aerial photos that will

    November 30, 2016

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Poll Description

The first quarter of 2025 gave businesses a lot to think about, with ever-changing trade policies, funding cuts, market volatility and so on. 

J.P. Morgan Research last month put the probability of a recession in 2025 at 60%, up from 40%. It said tariffs — particularly taxes on imports from China — were a "material threat to growth."

While recessions are "inherently unpredictable," says J.P. Morgan's chief global economist, most businesses probably have some sense by now of what's ahead. 

With the second half of the year in sight, Mainebiz wants to get an idea of the mindset of Maine business leaders.