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Feds award $2.5M to BigRock Mountain for new chairlift
The existing lift is over 50 years old. The new lift will feature technology such as a touchscreen interface that eases system operations and maintenance.
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2020 in review: The hospitality workforce still matters
Maureen Milliken Updated: January 11, 2021Workforce development was a key priority for the Maine's hospitality industry as 2020 began. After it lost 30,000 jobs, the priority remains.
Maureen Milliken Updated: January 11, 2021No one saw 2020 coming, and yet … some businesses thrived
Updated: January 11, 2021A year ago, Mainebiz asked 20 business leaders for their outlook for 2020. Most painted a picture of a continued booming real estate market and consumer spending, coupled with the challenge of an ongoing labor shortage.
Updated: January 11, 2021
'Brighter days in 2021': New Year's resolutions from 12 Maine nonprofit leaders
Renee Cordes Updated: January 5, 2021Leaders of a dozen Maine nonprofit organizations share their 2021 goals and aspirations with Mainebiz.
Renee Cordes Updated: January 5, 2021
'Bring it on!’: What 12 Maine business movers and shakers resolve to do in 2021
Renee Cordes Updated: January 4, 2021From keeping employees safe to helping business grow, here's a roundup of New Year's business resolutions shared with Mainebiz.
Renee Cordes Updated: January 4, 2021Mills extends business curfew until further notice as virus numbers grow
Renee Cordes December 31, 2020The requirement, which had been scheduled to expire on Sunday, Jan. 3, will continue until further notice.
Renee Cordes December 31, 2020
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
In challenging year, some business news was especially tough for Mainers
Staff Updated: December 29, 2020There was no shortage of negative news in 2020, and this roundup of 10 Mainebiz stories highlights the year's challenges.
Staff Updated: December 29, 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
Newly mandated study sizes up impact of Portland's working waterfront
William Hall December 23, 2020Portland's working waterfront generates over $800 million in annual economic output, according to the new study. It's the city's first look at the economics of the area in response to an ordinance passed last year.
William Hall December 23, 2020
Bucksport cautiously eyes visits from small cruise ship in 2021
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 22, 2020The town is looking to become a destination for small cruise ships. American Cruise Lines wants to make Bucksport one of its featured ports. Both are monitoring the health situation for 2021.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 22, 2020
Bar Harbor gets a look at life without cruise ships, opening new conversations
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 21, 2020The Town Council has received feedback in recent weeks about the benefits of cruise ship visits and their impact on the community and local economy. But some residents call for eliminating cruise ship visits entirely.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 21, 2020
How to prepare for events in 2021
Stefa Normantas, Green Tree Event Consultants/Giraffe Events Updated: December 17, 2020Our How To columnist today, events planner Stefa Normantas, suggests putting notions of what's predictable aside when planning events for next year. "Toss your old event models out the window and shake up your event formats," she writes.
Stefa Normantas, Green Tree Event Consultants/Giraffe Events Updated: December 17, 2020
Battle of the roof bars? Historic Portland hotel may expand its lofty lounge
William Hall December 15, 2020The 93-year-old Westin Portland Harborview Hotel, originally named the Eastland, hopes to add two patios atop the 15-story building. A few blocks away, plans are being tweaked for another rooftop bar.
William Hall December 15, 2020
Long-awaited Saddleback reopening continues Rangeley region legacy, new owners say
Maureen Milliken December 15, 2020The resort, closed for five years, reopened today under new owners after having undergone $18 million in upgrades including the addition of a $7 million high speed chairlift.
Maureen Milliken December 15, 2020
Augusta Civic Center finding ways to slow the revenue-loss spiral
Maureen Milliken December 10, 2020The city-owned venue hosted the Maine Legislature for three days in December, and it's possible it'll host them again. But the big-money conferences that put it in the black for the past five years will have to wait until after the pandemic.
Maureen Milliken December 10, 2020HospitalityMaine chief urges U.S. lawmakers to save struggling restaurant sector
Renee Cordes Updated: December 10, 2020A $908 million federal relief bill "is needed before Congress recesses for the holidays, but we only consider this a down payment on a larger bill needed when they reconvene in 2021," the president and CEO of HospitalityMaine told Mainebiz.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 10, 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?
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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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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