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B2B trade show and media company ‘right sizes’ its Portland HQ
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 8, 2025Trade show and media company Diversified is renovating 36,892 square feet in the Old Port to reflect a hybrid work model with an enhanced in-office experience.
Friday Food Insider: Brunswick-based Bay Bowls will open Freeport cafe, its fourth location
Alexis Wells Updated: September 5, 2025Bay Bowls is a locally owned smoothie and superfood café with locations in Brunswick, Portland, Bath and, by next month, Freeport.
Portland nonprofit wins prestigious NEA 'Big Read' grant
Renee Cordes September 3, 2025Mechanics' Hall, a member-supported cultural hub and library, will use the $20,000 matching grant for a year-long literary program inspired by Daniel Mason's novel, "North Woods."
On the Record: Portland IT startup Defendify aims to ‘democratize cybersecurity’
Renee Cordes Updated: September 8, 2025Rob Simopoulos, co-founder and CEO of Defendify, sat down with Mainebiz at the company's new downtown office, where staffers monitor — and thwart — cyber threats around the clock.
More startup incubators start up: Public and private organizations join forces to stoke entrepreneurs
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 8, 2025Partnerships, collaborations and facilities are popping up to support startups and entrepreneurs in fields ranging from life sciences to food production to marine biotechnology.
Rent increases by Portland landlords will be capped at 2.2% for 2026
Tina Fischer Updated: September 4, 2025The potential effect on tenants’ monthly bills follows a 2.5% rate increase for 2025, but is far off the peak number of 7% from 2023.
TechPlace startup to advance biomedical product development through Roux residency
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 4, 2025Salmonics, which is based at TechPlace at Brunswick Landing, will concentrate on developing biomedical products for research, diagnostic purposes and human and veterinary medicine.
Westbrook industrial property sold for $13M in off-market deal
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 3, 2025Factors making the deal attractive included a quality tenant, the relatively large scale of the property and a good location.
Retirement report card for Maine's 2 biggest cities
Renee Cordes September 2, 2025Portland and Lewiston both made the top 100 in a national barometer, but with quite a gap between them.
With sewer capacity strained, Yarmouth enacts six-month moratorium on some development
Tina Fischer Updated: September 3, 2025Over 1,260 properties will be affected by the moratorium in the section of town west of U.S. Route 1 and including much of Main and West Main streets, Sligo Road, West and East Elm streets and North Road.
Today's Poll
Total spending on holiday shopping was predicted to surpass $1 trillion this year, according to the National Retail Federation.
The trade association predicted retail sales in November and December would grow between 3.7% and 4.2% over 2024, which translates to total spending between $1.01 trillion and $1.02 trillion. By comparison, last year’s holiday sales rose 4.3% over 2023, totaling $976.1 billion.
But holiday shopping can be tricky, with some products seeing price increases, and the overall cost being driven up by gift wrapping, packaging and shipping.
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