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Services, food, art: Maine entrepreneurs compete to be ‘Top Gun’
Staff Updated: May 17, 2021Eight finalists from throughout Maine will compete May 26 for a $25,000 prize. Top Gun assists early-stage entrepreneurs in growing their businesses through classroom curriculum and mentoring.
New owners of Winslow rope manufacturer plan expansion
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 17, 2021Plans are in the works for a "seven-figure" investment in the next few years, plus workforce and marketing expansion. The owners are former strategy consultants. The company was founded in 1856 and serves multiple industries.
With few events, Maine’s chambers get creative to connect — and earn revenue
Jessica Hall Updated: May 17, 2021Chambers of commerce, long a mainstay of small business, have had to change due to COVID-19. Some of the local and regional groups have became information channels. Others have tightened their budgets to ride out the pandemic.
Hot wheels: Maine food trucks are growing in numbers, varieties
Renee Cordes Updated: May 17, 2021The boom in the mobile eateries is far from fleeting, even as traditional dining establishments open back up and remote working keeps people out of downtown offices.
$10M Boys & Girls Clubs center breaks ground in Gardiner, will triple capacity
Staff May 13, 2021The current clubhouse is in a 60-year-old building that needs extensive maintenance and has reached the end of its useful life. The new build is expected to be significantly more cost-efficient and to accommodate more members.
Biz Bites: LUPC marks 50 years of taming 'wildlands'; Auburn welcomes the in-laws
Maureen Milliken May 11, 2021Land Use Planning Commission changes things up as it celebrates 50 years of regulating the state's more than 10 million unorganized acres; Auburn has a new ordinance allowing stand-alone secondary dwelling units; Sotheby's International opens MDI…
Ahead of Mother's Day, 6 Maine execs reflect on motherhood, business leadership
Renee Cordes May 7, 2021Ahead of Mother's Day this Sunday, some Maine business executives who are also parents shared their thoughts on lessons from motherhood they apply in their professional lives.
State bill would tackle development pressures along Maine coast
Laurie Schreiber May 6, 2021A proposed salmon farm in Frenchman Bay is part of the reason for the bill, especially given an escalation of demands on the water’s use, said supporters. But opponents said the bill is about gated communities and gentrification.
Kennebec Land Trust develops a conservation cemetery in Fayette
Maureen Milliken May 5, 2021The Winthrop-based land trust has carved out 10 acres of its new Baldwin Hill Conservation Area for a green burial cemetery, another way to preserve the land that KLT hopes others in the state will follow.
Biz Bites: Norway Savings greens up; Curaleaf expands south
Maureen Milliken May 5, 2021Norway Savings upgrades the exterior space at its headquarters; cannabis retailer Curaleaf opens two southern Maine locations; Maine Crafts Association gets its real estate staging toes wet; Spectrum opens Waterville store.
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Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank
The days after Thanksgiving are the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. Many shoppers are already setting their sights on the whirlwind of holiday shopping — Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.
Major retailers like Walmart, Target, Amazon and Best Buy have already launched early deals, giving shoppers a head start on savings.
A record 186.9 million people plan to shop from midnight on Black Friday through Cyber Monday, according to a consumer survey by the National Retail Federation. The figure is up by more than 3 million total shoppers from last year's record.
The National Retail Federation forecast also calls for holiday spending to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, with sales predicted to grow between 3.7% and 4.2% from 2024.
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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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