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From outdoor rec to cleantech: 12 startups named to Waterville accelerator
Renee Cordes Updated: January 19, 2024Participating startups were selected based on each company's stage of development, founder experience, potential to scale and industry relevance.
Strategies to help you take the first step to retirement planning — in your 20s
Alexis Wells Updated: January 22, 2024Mainebiz spoke with experts in the finance industry on how to start saving in your 20s. Here are their tips to feeling less overwhelmed as you start to plan for the future.
Hallowell’s Water Street has become an investment hub
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 22, 2024Investors are drawn by the vintage and well-maintained properties, historically low retail vacancy and a strong sense of community. “People really do love it here,” said one broker who grew up in the area.
Auburn prepares to break ground on $9M community center, run by police league
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 16, 2024The 14,651-square-foot facility will have a basketball court and teen room, multipurpose and meeting rooms and a commercial kitchen, paid for with federal and city money.
Logging industry losses from ‘Grinch’ storm top $2.6M, as weather again pummels Maine
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 10, 2024One example of the damage was in the Rangeley Lakes region, where a bridge washout closed the vital trucking route of Route 16, forcing an 80-mile detour and driving up costs.
Lewiston company turns ownership over to employees, joining dozens of ESOPs in Maine
Laurie Schreiber January 8, 2024Company stock ownership is seen as a way for employees to “benefit from the company’s prosperity.” More than 60 Maine companies are owned as ESOPs.
Waterville business accelerator seeks cleantech 'entrepreneur in residence'
Renee Cordes Updated: January 9, 2024The Central Maine Growth Council is looking to hire an a clean technology entrepreneur at Dirigo Labs, after receiving a one-year contract from the Governor's Energy Office valued at nearly $112,000.
12 Maine nonprofit leaders working to build racial equity get funding boost
Renee Cordes Updated: January 5, 2024Grant recipients include Amran Osman, the founder and executive director of Generational Noor, a Lewiston-based organization that works to educate the immigrant community on substance use disorder and mental health.
2024 Forecast: Aquaculture is an economic ‘bright spot’ with growing demand
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 8, 2024Demand for Maine aquaculture products, like other Maine-sourced seafoods, has remained strong despite escalating prices that have caused a slump in other regions.
2024 Forecast: For investors, multifamily real estate market looks to ‘settle’ in coming months
Peter Van Allen Updated: January 8, 2024Investors in multifamily housing are reassessing the Portland market, looking to places like Lewiston-Auburn.
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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
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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