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Mainebiz is proud to present the 2024 Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year. We think you'll be fascinated to learn about these 12 remarkable individuals. As you'll see, they span the state and come from a diverse range of industries, including the nonprofit sector. From entrepreneurs to educators, from people who are beginning their careers to people who are retired, this year's class is an impressive bunch.
A 2024 Business Leader of the Year, Melissa LaCasse, secured $3.2 million in pre-seed funding and used her skills in distribution, business development and strategic planning to position Tanbark for success.
Under the direction of this 2024 Business Leader of the Year, the food business incubator and shared manufacturing and processing facility, moved to a large facility and is on track to enroll 100 members by June.
The Breaking Barriers Award goes to a 2024 Business Leader of the Year who helped grow the Somali Bantu Community Association from a seedling group to a thriving collaboration of New American farmers.
Among the 2024 Business Leaders of the Year is the leader of the Ecology School, a nonprofit environmental living and learning center in Saco. Drew Dumsch has been directing the school through a transformation mode.
The first-ever Mainebiz Volunteer of the Year, one of the 2024 Business Leaders of the Year, is a shining light to fellow survivors of domestic abuse through her work with Finding Our Voices, a grassroots nonprofit based in Camden.
For over 20 years, Anne Heros — the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient among the 2024 Business Leaders of the Year — was the center’s executive director, guiding local and national grief services.
Leigh Saufley, dean of the University of Maine School of Law, offers an update on enrollment at the state's only law school, this year's graduating class and the school's Rural Practice Clinic in Fort Kent that opened in early 2023.
Employee Stock Ownership Plans have become increasingly popular among Maine businesses. Now ACE columnist Priscilla Hansen Mahoney offers some suggestions about how ESOPs can maximize returns for shareholders.
For its 30th anniversary, Mainebiz looks back at the business climate in 1994, including some businesses that have grown since then.
Some of the best quotes from the 2024 Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year.
A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at Maine's businesses, nonprofits, professional services firms and health care institutions.
Monday is Earth Day — the annual celebration, dating to 1970, of our planet and its environment.
Created by a United Nations proclamation, Earth Day has grown to include a wide range of events in more than 190 countries. The official theme for 2024 is "Planet vs. Plastics." The day, April 22, also has led to the designation of April as Earth Month.
Mainers and Maine businesses have long strived to protect the natural environment of the state and of the world.
One recent example: Allagash Brewing Co., based in Portland, has teamed up with Patagonia Provisions, the outdoor clothing maker's food and beverage business, to make a limited-edition beer from organic ingredients including Kernza. That's the trademarked name for a perennial grain, harvested from a form of wheatgrass, with long roots that protect soil from erosion, minimize the need for tilling, and help sequester carbon.
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Learn moreThe 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.
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.
This special publication examines the innovation infrastructure in Maine and the resources available to help entrepreneurs at the various stages of their journey.
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