Renee Cordes

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Renee joined Mainebiz in 2017 after more than two decades as a journalist in Europe and was promoted to deputy editor in 2025. She covers beats including startups, small business and banking and finance and has won awards for her work from organizations including the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, the Alliance of Area Business Publishers and the New England Newspaper and Press Association. 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.
Banking & Finance

Camden National posts record Q2 earnings, rising loans

Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus earnings per share estimates four times.
Economic development

🔒Cape Elizabeth names winning bidder to build new middle school

Construction is slated for completion by August 2028, with site work already underway.
Arts & Culture

Kennebunk art gallery owners add Ogunquit location to their palette

While the Kennebunk galleries remain at the heart of the business, opening in Ogunquit was a natural next step for the owners.
Nonprofits

Pro athletes in Beach to Beacon 10K to vie for $90K in prize money

The winners of the men's and women's open races will each earn $10,000, with prize money awarded to the top 10 finishers overall, courtesy of TD Bank, the title sponsor of the annual event in Cape Elizabeth.
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Government & Politics

🔒Senate race will have an Aroostook County storyline

Polls point to a close outcome in a race that is key to Democrats’ efforts to wrest back control of the Senate.
Tourism & Recreation

Bangor’s Hollywood Casino to roll the dice on fall comedy festival

“This is an exciting opportunity to bring more laughs to all of our lives while increasing Bangor’s stature as a comedy destination," said a comedian who is helping organize the event.
Nonprofits

🔒On the Record: New leader targets membership growth at Maine environmental nonprofit

"If we’re going to be successful in protecting the things worth protecting, we need as many people as possible to play a role," says the new head of the Natural Resources Council of Maine.
Small Business

🔒Pounding the pavement for ‘Street Sense,’ one Maine town at a time

In this day of AI 'slop' and lazy journalism, nothing beats good old-fashioned shoe-leather reporting to give a true picture of the businesses that power Maine's economy.
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Economy

Maine has nation’s highest percentage of vacant homes

Some 20.6% of houses in Maine are unoccupied, more than twice the national average, according to researchers at LendingTree, an online financial marketplace.
Arts & Culture

Colby art museum adds rare Matisse to its collection

A 1930 mural-sized cut-out textile by the French modernist artist, recently donated to the Waterville museum, is on view in the museum's Sally and Michael Gordon Gallery.
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