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Boots2Roots tweaks leadership to 'move mission forward for Maine'
Renee Cordes Updated: January 9, 2020Bill Benson, an Army veteran and former business owner who joined Boots2Roots as program director and the group's first paid employee in June, has taken the reins as executive director.
New name, but same initials, for Maine's second-largest union
Staff January 6, 2020The 12,000-member Maine State Employees Association now no longer uses that moniker, although the union still goes by MSEA.
Four Maine newspapers to eliminate Monday print editions
Staff January 6, 2020The Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel and Lewiston Sun-Journal will no long have print editions on Monday beginning March 2, but will still publish online those days, as a cost-cutting measure.
Maine submits right whale proposal to federal regulators
Staff Updated: January 6, 2020A new proposal calls for maintaining current rules on endlines inshore but also includes reductions of endlines beyond state waters. The goal is to reduce what the state called “the presumed risk” of an entanglement by whales in lobster gear.
From Kennebunkport to Island Falls, a year of home-grown development
Maureen Milliken Updated: January 1, 20202019's Real Estate Insiders featured development across the state, much of it by local people taking the reins and helping spur economic development in their communities.
UMA plans 'On the Spot Admit Day' at multiple locations
Staff December 31, 2019With the spring semester start at the University of Maine at Augusta right around the corner, the school will be offering admission assistance at multiple locations on Jan. 8.
The year in review: Here are 10 of our most unusual business stories
Staff Updated: December 31, 2019In this look back at 2019, Mainebiz compiled some of the year's outliers — stories about products or initiatives that went off the beaten path.
Maine negotiates with new vendor for marijuana track-and-trace
Staff Updated: December 30, 2019The Office of Marijuana Policy has terminated a contract with BioTrackTHC and has signed a letter of intent with another Florida-based firm for the services.
Maine’s forest product industry aims for 30% growth over five years
Staff Updated: December 27, 2019A business coalition for Maine’s forest-products industry announced it is looking to add 30% growth to the $8 billion industry by 2025. The coalition, Forest Opportunity Roadmap/Maine, seeks new applications and markets for the industry.
Maine Agricultural Trades Show is about more than the farm
Maureen Milliken December 26, 2019In its 79th year, the three-day show has more than 100 exhibitors and as many workshops, programs and meetings, covering all aspects of Maine's growing and food-producing industry.
Today's Poll
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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Groundbreaking Maine
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