Renee Cordes

Renee joined Mainebiz in February 2017 after more than two decades as a journalist in Europe. In 2023, she received a first place award from the New England Newspaper & Press Association for racial, ethnic or gender issue coverage and a silver award from the Alliance of Area Business Publishers for business and economics beat reporting. She was a National Press Foundation fellow in 2022. The Chicago native holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and launched her journalism career at the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Renee, a fan of historical fiction, is fluent in German and French and lives in Cape Elizabeth with her husband and pet cockatiel.

🔒Former seafood exec to lead Portland waterfront development

Heather Moretti said her top priority as waterfront coordinator will be “to help usher in a new phase for a thriving, dynamic waterfront in Portland, preserving our heritage industries while also welcoming innovation in the blue economy.”

Bangor ‘Boot Camp’ aims to help small Maine businesses scale up

Graduates of the program will be better prepared to audition for the "Greenlight Maine" business-pitch series the following season, though participation does not guarantee selection.

🔒New Deal labor pioneer headed to Maine Women’s Hall of Fame

Frances Perkins, who served as the country's first female secretary of labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, will be inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame next month alongside Dr. Alane O'Connor of MaineHealth Maine Medical Center.

🔒WEX Q4 results boosted by benefits, corporate payments

Earnings per share were 15.1% higher than the same period a year earlier and above the $3.9.1 per share consensus estimate of analysts polled by Zacks Investment Research.
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Portland Hearts of Pine seek input on planned women’s soccer team

Fans, business and grassroots soccer leaders across the state are invited to share their views on establishing a pre-professional women's team at three town halls scheduled for March.

🔒On the Record: Digital health startup Kinotek aims to move the needle on ‘movement health’

Mainebiz caught up with CEO Pat Panaia to find out more about the Portland-based company's business model and growth plans.

Bangor nonprofit named beneficiary of 2026 TD Beach to Beacon race

The volunteer-run nonprofit Dirigo Reads has gifted new books to more than 3,500 first graders across Maine.

🔒Sports-focused nonprofit is off to the races

The new Maine Endurance Sports Alliance will manage running races in Bangor, Lincoln, Waterville and Augusta.
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🔒Hawk or dove on monetary policy? Maine Fed watchers size up central bank nominee

President Trump's nominee to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve "isn’t squarely hawkish or dovish – he’s signaling a hybrid stance,” one observer tells Mainebiz.

🔒IDEXX beats the Street on Q4 results, issues initial 2026 guidance

Over the last four quarters, the Westbrook-based veterinary diagnostics company has surpassed consensus earnings per share estimates four times.
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