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Economy

🔒Fuel prices likely to stay high amid global tensions, analyst says

While New England benefits from abundant refining capacity elsewhere in the country, including along the Gulf Coast, the region has little refining capacity of its own and can be more exposed to supply disruptions.
Tourism & Recreation

Lobsters and logos to light up night sky in Boothbay Harbor

“Big birthdays deserve big celebrations,” said Mark Gimbel, owner of Gimbel & Sons Country Store.
Friday Food Insider

🔒Friday Food Insider: Opening of Kittery Foreside wine bar was years in the making

The wine bar is located at 10 Walker St. in Kittery in the former Kit & Co. children's clothing store, which closed in January. 
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Fisheries & Marine

UMaine will partner on $15M effort to bolster New England seafood industry

The money was awarded by the National Science Foundation through a program called NSF Seafood Engine.
How to

How intuitive decision making can give Maine businesses an edge

Trusting your intuition leads to lessons, successes and outcomes that might never have been possible with only a spreadsheet of numbers or AI-generated output, our guest experts write.
Labor

Maine Department of Labor adds career planning tools to JobLink site

The JobLink website has two new tools to assist job seekers looking to explore new opportunities.
Mergers and acquisitions

🔒Kentucky rail company acquires Piscataquis County repair facility

With Railmark’s business model, Katahdin Railcar Services will be increasing its footprint in Maine and the surrounding area.
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🔒News analysis: What the federal housing bill means for Maine

Greg Payne, senior advisor for housing policy in the governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, told Mainebiz, “The legislation is a compilation of numerous marginal improvements that as a package represent progress. But it’s not game changing.”
Manufacturing

Investigators cite safety gap in fatal gas release at Baileyville paper mill

Preliminary findings of a fatal accident in January at the Woodland Pulp paper mill were released by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.

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Manufacturing

Scarborough sign manufacturer looks to make its mark with rebrand

Over the past two-plus years, the two companies gradually integrated their teams along with processes and operations.
Business expansion

Norway Savings commits $25K to Portland child care expansion

Norway Savings Bank has joined in support of Youth and Family Outreach’s capital campaign to fund the expansion of the nonprofit’s Portland child care center.
Health care

🔒Martin’s Point expansion will put headquarters’ staff under one roof

The 100,000-square-foot building will provide flexible work spaces to meet the needs of the health care provider's evolving workforce.
Banking & Finance

The Downs to add three more businesses to evolving town center

NBT Bank, Verizon and Maine Community Bank will join Market Basket, InterMed and Cafe Luna as the newest businesses in the evolving 40-acre town center portion of the development.
Aging population

🔒Downtown Portland complex adds 54 affordable senior apartments

Equality Commons is a five-story apartment complex with 54 apartments, built on a former parking lot between Cumberland Avenue and Congress Street.
Banking & Finance

🔒Kennebec Savings gets planning board OK for Augusta building plan

"This is a transformational project for lower Western Avenue," Augusta's economic development director told Mainebiz.
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How To

How to help employees understand and value their benefits

Financial literacy turns employee ownership from an abstract idea into something real and motivating, our guest contributor writes.
Made in Maine

🔒Niche clothing brand rethinks women’s post-mastectomy fashion

A real estate broker in Lincolnville joined forces with a Camden-based designer to launch FlatWear Clothing LLC in 2024.
Friday Food Insider

🔒Friday Food Insider: Renovated Bristol barn becomes farm-driven restaurant

The Rooting Pig reopened Thursday along with the Broad Arrow Farm Market, which both closed for renovations in 2024.

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