As we slowly ramp up for another year of Maine business news and events, we compiled some highlights from the year that was into one pretty package. Scroll down to find out the top 10 online stories, top five poll questions and other fun facts.
Seven editorial & design awards
- Four awards from the New England Newspaper and Press Association
- Three awards from the Alliance of Area Business Publishers
Staff picks
Editorial staffers revisit some of their favorite stories from 2024.
In print
25 biweekly print editions including special 30th anniversary issue
Notable quotables from “On the Record” interviews
Six special editions
Online
Top 10 most-read stories
1. Lightning strikes again: MacKenzie Scott gifts $15M to Brunswick-based Coastal Enterprises
2. Here are the 2024 ‘Best Places to Work in Maine’
3. Covetrus lays off some employees in restructuring
4. Two Maine restaurants bask in national spotlight
5. 40 Under 40: Leah Graham explores complex questions in cancer treatment
6. TD Bank to close two branches in Maine this summer
7. Maine has 4th-highest taxes in US, and ranks No. 1 for property tax burden
8. WEX to lay off 375 employees worldwide, becoming latest Maine employer to downsize
9. 2 Maine hotels crack Travel & Leisure’s list of the top 100 in the world
10. While Maine is still known for lobster and potatoes, three new industries are rising
Top five polls
3. How do you feel about the name of Maine’s new pro soccer team, the Portland Hearts of Pine?
5. Should Portland let 142 Free St. be razed, as part of the art museum’s expansion plans?
Six ‘On the Road’ stops
- Westbrook
- Farmington
- Belfast
- Rangeley
- Ellsworth
- Millinocket
Next stop: Gorham (Feb. 12)
Movers and shakers we honored
- 12 Business Leaders of the Year, including our first-ever Volunteer of the Year
- Six Women to Watch
- 40 Under 40
Send in your nominations for 2025 Business Leaders of the Year here by Feb. 23.