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CommentaryCommentary: Maine Community Foundation continues to adapt to the needs in Maine
Updated: September 22, 2023Even as Maine community Foundation's grantmaking has grown, the needs and challenges in our communities have too.
Updated: September 22, 2023- From the Editor
From the Editor: Spotlight is on Maine health care innovations and investments
Updated: September 18, 2023Maine is seeing a range of investment and innovation in the area of health care.
Updated: September 18, 2023 - From the Editor
The entrepreneur’s journey boils down to this
Updated: September 4, 2023Entrepreneurs are used to failure, rejection and being called crazy. A brick wall is just catnip for someone crazy enough to launch a startup. We see people take on this journey but often give little notice to what it takes to start a successful
Updated: September 4, 2023 - From the Editor
Loring’s evolution takes another step forward
Updated: August 21, 2023Loring had a long history as an Air Force base, brief notoriety for being the site of a Phish concert and now another life as a business park.
As Senior Writer Renee Cordes notes in her story, Loring has some major plans in the works.
Updated: August 21, 2023 - To the Editor
A defense of Waterville’s urban renewal on the 1960s
Updated: August 21, 2023Regarding the article published in Mainebiz from the print edition of June 12, “With Projects Underway, Waterville’s Downtown is Taking on New Life”, we want to correct the statement that “Waterville was a victim of urban renewal in the 1960s.”
Updated: August 21, 2023 -
From the EditorEvery year there’s a new set of challenges
Updated: December 25, 2022Looking back on the breakneck pace of change in the past three years, it seems like every year has brought a new set of challenges.
Updated: December 25, 2022
From the EditorHow the crane kick made it from ‘Karate Kid’ to Mainebiz
Updated: December 26, 2021We thought it was fitting that our cover for this year’s Book of Lists features a construction image. There’s a backstory with this photo as well...
Updated: December 26, 2021
CommentaryBusinesses and nonprofits need to work together — the stakes are high
Updated: September 25, 2022Nonprofits and businesses have been working more closely than ever during the last few years — advocating for changes to federal policies like the Paycheck Protection Program, collaborating on community-focused projects and navigating challenges
Updated: September 25, 2022- From the Editor
From the Editor: Husson’s College of Business is making the grade
Updated: August 22, 2022Amid the pandemic, when many universities were struggling with how to do remote classes, Husson University was opening its signature College of Business building.
Updated: August 22, 2022 - From the Editor
From the Editor: Mixed signals on where Maine’s economy is headed
Updated: August 8, 2022While the ongoing pandemic has been an ever-present threat this year, I feel fortunate to have been able to get around the state more in 2022 than either of the two previous years.
Updated: August 8, 2022 - From the Editor
From the Editor: Maine continues to see the effect of the construction boom
Updated: July 25, 2022In the past two years, Maine has seen the real estate and construction industries hit great heights.
Updated: July 25, 2022 - From the Editor
From the Editor: Central Maine’s growth is diversified
Updated: July 11, 2022Our focus on central Maine delves into two areas that demonstrate growth in a number of facets.
Residential growth, new retail, manufacturing expansion and business park additions highlight just some of the progress.
Updated: July 11, 2022 - To the Editor
To the Editor: Internet access may be a necessity, but not a 'right'
Updated: June 27, 2022I was catching up on back issues of Mainebiz when I saw a quote from Kerem Durdag stating “internet access and affordability is a human right” (in a story, “GWI gets $9M in grant funding for high-speed internet in three towns”).
Updated: June 27, 2022 - From the Editor
From the Editor: Ready or not, cannabis is a growing industry in Maine
Updated: June 27, 2022Whatever position you may have taken on the legalization of adult-use cannabis in Maine, it’s here and it’s happening.
Updated: June 27, 2022 - From the Editor
From the Editor: Maine’s growth is reaching new places
Updated: June 13, 2022Being based in southern Maine has its advantages and disadvantages. There’s a tendency to think that everything is happening in Portland. I admit I fall into that thinking at times.
Updated: June 13, 2022 - From the Editor
From the Editor: Employers are expanding their DEI efforts in Maine
Updated: May 30, 2022“Corporate responsibility” can include a wide range of duties, but in the past two years there’s been a strong emphasis on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, or DEI. For that reason, two of our stories delve into this issue.
Updated: May 30, 2022
