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Commentary
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- From the Editor
Workforce development efforts are no joke in a state that needs workers
Updated: December 9, 2019Everywhere we go in the state, we hear the cry of, “We need workers.”
Updated: December 9, 2019 - From the Editor
Finance industry’s new frontiers
Updated: November 25, 2019This issue’s focus on banking and finance looks at two trends with different directions but significant potential.
Updated: November 25, 2019 - Letters
To the Editor: Correcting details of FAME programs
Updated: November 25, 2019A reader clarifies a recent Mainebiz article about tax-smart ways of obtaining tuition assistance.
Updated: November 25, 2019 - From the Editor
Focus on law highlights a range of issues
Updated: November 11, 2019Small businesses face a range of issues as they get established. For many entrepreneurs, dealing with branding and trademark issues probably doesn’t rank near the top of their priorities.
Updated: November 11, 2019 - From the Editor
Building a better bridge — UMaine’s latest big idea can fit in a backpack
Updated: October 28, 2019The state’s network of infrastructure and transportation is extensive, with three deep-water ports, a network of rail lines and a vast highway system, and is the focus of our Transportation & Logistics issue.
Updated: October 28, 2019 - From the Editor
Coastal pockets of prosperity
Updated: October 14, 2019Maine’s coastline is one of its biggest tourist draws and one of its most complex areas.
This issue focuses on areas Downeast and on the Midcoast that have seen good times and bad times, but are seeing positive growth of late.
Updated: October 14, 2019 
CommentaryWho will step up? Maine nonprofits need leaders
Updated: September 23, 2019Nonprofits are on the verge of losing large numbers of leaders. Almost half of our members at the Maine Association of Nonprofits (MANP) report they anticipate a leadership change in the next five years, and other estimates are even more dramatic.
Updated: September 23, 2019
CommentaryMaine’s economy needs nonprofits
Updated: September 23, 2019When talking about a strong Maine economy, industries like marine resources, tourism and biotech justifiably top the list. Yet, the pursuit of a prosperous Maine requires deeper understanding of how communities thrive, including the wide variety of
Updated: September 23, 2019- From the Editor
What it takes: Energy, persistence and vision
Updated: September 30, 2019The 11 leaders on this year’s Mainebiz Next list are making their mark across the state.
Updated: September 30, 2019 - From the Editor
Health care’s next frontiers are knocking at the door
Updated: September 16, 2019Health care continues to change in Maine and our writers share several topics that are front of mind today.
Updated: September 16, 2019 - From the Editor
No shortage of startup ideas — or help for entrepreneurs
Updated: September 2, 2019Maine seems to have no shortage of ideas for new businesses. As this issue focused on startups and entrepreneurs shows, there is also a wide range of resources for entrepreneurs.
Updated: September 2, 2019 
From the EditorIs Piscataquis County Maine’s sleeping giant?
Updated: August 19, 2019Our focus on Bangor and northern Maine led us on an unexpected journey.
We get used to the same storyline about the downtrodden areas of northern Maine, the towns that have lost paper mills and shoe manufacturing.
Updated: August 19, 2019- From the Editor
Women to Watch: Four women at the center of Maine’s economy
Updated: August 5, 2019Every year Mainebiz salutes four leaders in the Women to Watch issue. This year’s honorees are critical to the industries they serve and to Maine’s economy.
Updated: August 5, 2019 - From the Editor
Thoughts on the labor shortage
Updated: July 22, 2019The other day I was at my favorite newsstand in Portland.
The clerk is a colorful guy, always with an opinion about the Bruins, Sox or Patriots.
Topic of the day was the labor shortage.
Updated: July 22, 2019 - From the Editor
How to make yourself ‘highly employable’
Updated: July 8, 2019Mainebiz takes a look at how Thomas College is preparing students to address Maine's workforce shortage, and we win two awards for our coverage of the problem.
Updated: July 8, 2019 - To the Editor
Commentary from ex-Mainer sparks reaction
Updated: June 24, 2019I just read the June 10 commentary Mainebiz posted by Conner Drigotas, “Why this native Mainer moved out of Maine.” The piece is filled with vague references to being unable to obtain work in the state, and how unfriendly it is to business,
Updated: June 24, 2019
