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  • December 2, 2024 -

    Startups looking for growth capital can now call on the Maine Funding Network for help locating resources.

    December 2, 2024 -

    Startups looking for growth capital can now call on the Maine Funding Network for help locating resources.

  • November 18, 2024 -

    With so many workplaces offering remote options, ACE offers advice on how to improve office culture and employee engagement.

    November 18, 2024 -

    With so many workplaces offering remote options, ACE offers advice on how to improve office culture and employee engagement.

  • November 4, 2024 -

    As an expert from ACE advises, communicating about such topics is complicated by today's workplace communication channels. And each of the five generations now working manages information differently…

    November 4, 2024 -

    As an expert from ACE advises, communicating about such topics is complicated by today's workplace communication channels. And each of the five generations now working manages information differently…

  • October 21, 2024 -

    Creating, implementing and maintaining a good plan requires a significant investment of time. It is essential to business success, and well worth the time spent.

    October 21, 2024 -

    Creating, implementing and maintaining a good plan requires a significant investment of time. It is essential to business success, and well worth the time spent.

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    October 7, 2024 -

    If you were driving from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Ore., you might think, "head west." Indeed you'd be heading toward Oregon, but without a map and a plan you'd waste a lot of time and energy.

    October 7, 2024 -

    If you were driving from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Ore., you might think, "head west." Indeed you'd be heading toward Oregon, but without a map and a plan you'd waste a lot of time and energy.

  • October 7, 2024 -

    POS, payment processing and payroll solutions simply are not one-size-fits-all, and every business is different, writes ACE consultant Crystal Cole.

    October 7, 2024 -

    POS, payment processing and payroll solutions simply are not one-size-fits-all, and every business is different, writes ACE consultant Crystal Cole.

  • September 16, 2024 -

    'Hamlet' and 'The Lion King' share many plot elements, but If Shakespeare were still alive, he would not have an infringement action against Disney.

    September 16, 2024 -

    'Hamlet' and 'The Lion King' share many plot elements, but If Shakespeare were still alive, he would not have an infringement action against Disney.

  • September 2, 2024 -

    Today’s employees want work that makes them happy. Instead of providing work-life balance, they want to be living life, whether at work and at home, writes consultant Holly Smevog.

    September 2, 2024 -

    Today’s employees want work that makes them happy. Instead of providing work-life balance, they want to be living life, whether at work and at home, writes consultant Holly Smevog.

  • August 19, 2024 -

    An expert from the Association for Consulting Expertise advises a reader whose business is looking to hold onto its workforce.

    August 19, 2024 -

    An expert from the Association for Consulting Expertise advises a reader whose business is looking to hold onto its workforce.

  • August 5, 2024 -

    As ACE guest columnist Cassie Crosby writes, the most effective use of artificial intelligence is as a tool to augment human expertise.

    August 5, 2024 -

    As ACE guest columnist Cassie Crosby writes, the most effective use of artificial intelligence is as a tool to augment human expertise.

  • July 22, 2024 -

    The Association for Consulting Expertise tackles the issue of contractor estimates and what questions to ask. Contractor and ACE member Warren O’Shea of O’Shea Builders offers guidance.

    July 22, 2024 -

    The Association for Consulting Expertise tackles the issue of contractor estimates and what questions to ask. Contractor and ACE member Warren O’Shea of O’Shea Builders offers guidance.

  • July 8, 2024 -

    Business partnerships can be fraught with issues, but Ask ACE columnist Carrie Yardley offers advice on how to avoid pitfalls.

    July 8, 2024 -

    Business partnerships can be fraught with issues, but Ask ACE columnist Carrie Yardley offers advice on how to avoid pitfalls.

  • June 10, 2024 -

    Living and working with your partner comes with challenges. But a guest contributor from ACE explains how setting boundaries between work and home can help keep the peace.

    June 10, 2024 -

    Living and working with your partner comes with challenges. But a guest contributor from ACE explains how setting boundaries between work and home can help keep the peace.

  • August 12, 2024 -

    The handshake agreement sustained its first defeat in 1677, in an English court. Today, erring on the side of a written agreement is still a good idea, ACE advises.

    August 12, 2024 -

    The handshake agreement sustained its first defeat in 1677, in an English court. Today, erring on the side of a written agreement is still a good idea, ACE advises.

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    May 16, 2024 -

    Performance issues and behavioral concerns tend to be the most common things that managers and owners deal with, writes ACE columnist Angela Hansen. But there are ways to deal with the challenges.

    May 16, 2024 -

    Performance issues and behavioral concerns tend to be the most common things that managers and owners deal with, writes ACE columnist Angela Hansen. But there are ways to deal with the challenges.

Today's Poll

Do you expect more consolidation in Maine's brewing industry?
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Poll Description

Last week Oxbow Brewing, a Newcastle-based brewer with a bottling plant in Portland and a beer garden in Oxford, announced plans to acquire Portland-based Rising Tide Brewing Co. The deal is expected to be finalized this month.

Maine has been one of the states with the biggest boom in craft brewing operations. According to the Maine Brewers Guild, the number of establishments grew from 35 in 2009 to 165 by 2022. 

But there has been concern in the brewing industry overall that consolidation is inevitable, with big brewers buying smaller labels and more mergers among peers expected.