From the Editor: Adapting to change, testing leadership
Peter Van Allen, Mainebiz editor
As we honor the Business Leaders of the Year in the following pages, we face a challenge that’s testing everyone’s leadership skills.
With businesses, schools and institutions adapting to the public health crisis around the COVID-19 pandemic, we at Mainebiz are also adapting.
Our commitment to providing news and information to our business community is unwavering.
We are fortunate to be able to operate remotely — all of Mainebiz staff is communicating, sharing files and meeting with virtual online tools. We pledge to keep the lines of communication open with our readers and our clients and will continue to reach out to research and report on the events happening in Maine.
As news of the impact of the coronavirus evolves, Mainebiz will cover the changes. To make sure that information is available to all readers, we are dropping the paywall for related stories.
Please also keep us posted on what’s happening at your business.
Status of Mainebiz events
Since the CDC guidelines are asking us to postpone large events, we have already postponed the Portland “On the Road” networking event.
Other Mainebiz events that will be rescheduled:
- “On the Road” Saco/Biddeford, scheduled for April 16, will be rescheduled at a date to be determined.
- The Business Leaders of the Year reception, which was scheduled for April 28, will be rescheduled at a date to be determined.
As things evolve, we will keep you posted on rescheduled events.
For your events, which are listed on the Mainebiz calendar, we are happy to edit or delete items. Let us know at editorial@mainebiz.biz or let me know directly.
Mainebiz Publisher Donna Brassard (dbrassard@mainebiz.biz) and the sales team (atetzlaff@mainebiz.biz) are available to answer any questions.
Our readers depend on us for reliable info and credible ideas — to be the filter that tells them what they need to know while screening out the junk — and we will continue to do that through this challenging time.
Thank you and stay safe.
Peter Van Allen
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