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Technology

  • Biddeford firm wins $10 million Navy contract

    September 26, 2014

    Oak Point Associates, a Biddeford architectural, engineering and design firm, signed a $10 million Navy contract on Wednesday to design and engineer improvements at Navy facilities along the East Coast.

    September 26, 2014
  • Bristol to vote on UMaine wind project's grid link

    September 25, 2014

    Voters in the town of Bristol will consider at an Oct.

    September 25, 2014
  • PUC Chairman Tom Welch to retire early

    September 25, 2014

    Tom Welch, chairman of the Maine Public Utilities Commission, announced Wednesday that he plans to retire Dec. 31, which is two years before his term was set to expire in 2017.

    September 25, 2014
  • New structure, final job cuts set by EMHS

    September 25, 2014

    Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems said Wednesday that it has finalized the new structure for its information systems department as well as employee cuts in an effort to decrease costs by about $2 million.

    September 25, 2014
  • Maine development organizations to get $1.1M

    September 25, 2014

    Two Maine economic development organizations will receive more than $1.1 million in federal funds to help assist local businesses and create new jobs in their regions.

    September 25, 2014
  • Ocean Renewable Power Co. calls Alaskan pilot project a 'huge success'

    James McCarthy September 25, 2014

    Chris Sauer, president and CEO of Ocean Renewable Power Co., announced on Wednesday the successful completion of the demonstration project testing its RivGen power system in the Kvichak River at the remote Alaskan village of Igiugig, 275 miles sou

    James McCarthy September 25, 2014
  • ‘Sunglasses on steroids’ entrepreneur raises $350K on Kickstarter

    Dylan Martin September 22, 2014

    If you're seeking to fund a cutting-edge product, why go to a bank or your own reserves when there's a group of cash-stacked technology enthusiasts willing to finance the startup costs?

    Dylan Martin September 22, 2014
  • GWI, S. Portland partners for high-speed Internet

    September 19, 2014

    GWI and the city of South Portland are partnering to develop high-speed Internet access for residents and businesses in a move that mirrors recent efforts in Rockport.

    September 19, 2014
  • Oxford Networks unveils $6M data center expansion

    September 18, 2014

    Oxford Networks unveiled its $6 million data center expansion at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, a development that will allow the Lewiston-based company to increase its customer base for cloud computing services.

    September 18, 2014
  • Rockport entrepreneur sets new Kickstarter record

    Dylan Martin September 10, 2014

    The clock is still ticking for John Galley’s Kickstarter campaign to commercialize his best friend’s high-tech, military-grade “sunglasses on steroids.” But the Rockport entrepreneur has already set a record on the popular crowdfunding websi

    Dylan Martin September 10, 2014
  • Maine boombox startup plans to take on Bose

    September 10, 2014

    Two Portland entrepreneurs have successfully raised $60,000 for their Kickstarter campaign goal to launch a sturdy, waterproof and Bluetooth-enabled boombox, just after the Maine Technology Institute pledged a second, much larger grant to th

    September 10, 2014
  • Growth engine: Faster broadband seen as essential for Maine's economy

    Lori Valigra September 8, 2014

    Nowadays, if your office Internet connection fails, even briefly, all work grinds to a halt. But only 20 years ago, that wasn't the case.

    Lori Valigra September 8, 2014
  • LOOKBACK: Celebrating Mainebiz's 20th anniversary

    Lori Valigra September 5, 2014

    In this shortened work week leading up to Mainebiz’s 20th anniversary edition on Sept.

    Lori Valigra September 5, 2014
  • Thornton Academy partners with UNE to make college more affordable

    September 4, 2014

    Thornton Academy and the University of New England announced on Wednesday a new partnership that will allow qualified graduates of the Saco boarding school to enter UNE's College of Arts & Sciences with sophomore standing.

    September 4, 2014
  • Maine AG seeks reinstatement of Riverview certification

    September 4, 2014

    The Maine Attorney General’s Office plans to ask a federal court to order the reinstatement of certification for the 92-bed Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta in an effort to restore millions in federal funding Riverview lost when its federal

    September 4, 2014
  • Verizon Wireless plans to hire 90 for Bangor call center

    September 4, 2014

    Verizon Wireless plans to hire 90 more customer service employees at its Bangor call center by the end of the year to meet increasing use of its networks by smartphones and tablets.

    September 4, 2014

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Today's Poll

Do you have a side hustle?
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In the latest installment of our “Made in Maine” series, we visit the Gorham studio of textile designer Erin Flett, who has turned her after-hours basement side hustle into a well-known brand with a national wholesale network.

Nationwide, side hustlers started a record number of businesses during the pandemic. Today, a growing number of younger professionals are supplementing their income with a side job, as shown in a survey by Bankrate, the personal finance website. It found that 34% of Gen Zers (ages 18 to 28) have a side hustle, outpacing millennials (31%), Gen Xers (23%) and boomers (22%).

While some people can turn their side gigs into profitable businesses, others keep hustling their entire working lives –  or have neither the time nor the interest to do so.