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Trade

  • MITC office joins the Arctic Economic Council

    Staff September 21, 2017

    The Maine North Atlantic Development Office at Maine International Trade Center is one of three new members of the Arctic Economic Council.

    Staff September 21, 2017
  • Maine International Trade Center lands $195K grant for trade promotion

    Staff September 20, 2017

    The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded a $195,000 grant award to Maine International Trade Center to support export growth among Maine small businesses. The funding was awarded through SBA's competitive State Trade Expansion Program.

    Staff September 20, 2017
  • Port official set to take over Cruise Maine

    August 11, 2017

    A firm led by port official Patrick Arnold won a bid to run CruiseMaine, Cruise Industry News reported.

    August 11, 2017
  • Former union official indicted over embezzled funds

    August 10, 2017

    A former official from a labor union supplying workers to Bath Iron Works was indicted for allegedly embezzling $281,000 in union funds.

    August 10, 2017
  • With a market glut, Passamaquoddy Tribe won't harvest its blueberries

    July 20, 2017

    The Passamaquoddy Tribe's company, Passamaquoddy Wild Blueberry Co., won't be harvesting its more than 1,000 acres of blueberries, due to a market glut that's leaving growers without buyers as well as depressed prices.

    July 20, 2017
  • Maine Beer Box draws record crowds at Icelandic festival

    Staff June 30, 2017

    Icelanders showed up in record numbers at a Reykjavik beer festival to taste various craft beers from Maine shipped over in a container called the Maine Beer Box, which is now filled with Icelandic beers destined for a festival at Thompson's Point

    Staff June 30, 2017
  • Maine elver harvest tops $12 million as season ends

    Staff June 13, 2017

    Maine elver harvesters caught 9,282 pounds of baby eels this season, with a reported value of $12.09 million and an average price per pound of $1,302.

    Staff June 13, 2017
  • Maine Beer Box on its way to Iceland

    June 7, 2017

    The Maine Beer Box, a shipping container retrofitted with 78 tap handles from 40 Maine brewers, headed off to Reykjavik, Iceland, on June 3.

    June 7, 2017
  • MITC hosting international trade event in Bangor

    May 23, 2017

    Maine International Trade Center will host Trade Day 2017, "Charting a Course in the Changing EU," on Thursday, May 25, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.

    May 23, 2017
  • Cold storage windfall: USM researchers put long-term gains up to $900M

    Renee Cordes May 16, 2017

    Maine could see a potential long-term economic windfall of $500 million to $900 million if Portland gets a waterfront cold storage warehouse, according to researchers at the University of Southern Maine.

    Renee Cordes May 16, 2017
  • Bisaillon-Cary stepping down as head of Maine International Trade Center

    May 11, 2017

    Gov. Paul R. LePage and Maine International Trade Center Board of Directors announced Friday the departure of Janine Bisaillon-Cary state director of international trade.

    May 11, 2017
  • Brexit opens new opportunities for Maine trade

    Lori Valigra May 1, 2017

    Shifting sands in the European Union, including Britain's exit from the EU, known as Brexit, and federal elections in France, Britain and Germany, will create uncertainty in international trade and investment, experts say, but with that uncertainty

    Lori Valigra May 1, 2017
  • It's getting to be 'crunch time' for cold storage facility in Portland

    Renee Cordes May 1, 2017

    Portland's debate over a proposed multimillion-dollar refrigerated waterfront warehouse is about to heat up, two and a half years after Americold Logistics LLC won the bid to design and build it.

    Renee Cordes May 1, 2017
  • Buy local, sell global

    May 1, 2017

    Maine's exported goods totaled $2.86 billion last year, up 4.9% from the previous year.That growth is significant given that our population is stagnant and getting older. (I admit to my own part of the aging problem.)

    May 1, 2017
  • Exporting seafood: With perishable products, time is money

    Laurie Schreiber May 1, 2017

    Maine's elver season begins late March when the baby eels begin to arrive after a 1,200-mile migration from the Sargasso Sea.

    Laurie Schreiber May 1, 2017
  • 'Measures of Growth 2017' report: Maine gets 'red flag' for R&D

    Staff April 26, 2017

    An annual report that assesses economic indicators related to Maine's business climate, workforce, health and wellness, civic assets and the environment gives the state high marks for exceptional performance in international exports, air and water

    Staff April 26, 2017

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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.