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The company's app, launched three years ago, hooks up producers and markets in the same region. The pandemic at first brought challenges to Forager, but more recently, has seen a surge in demand as public attention has focused on the food supply chain.

The $2 trillion federal relief program could be a lifesaver for Maine businesses struggling with impacts of COVID-19. But will the relief come soon enough?

CashStar Inc., a Portland-based provider of gift card commerce solutions, was acquired by a California tech company for $175 million in cash.

David Stone's sixth startup, Forager, aims to bring farmers and local grocers into the digital age by tracking everything from procurement to payment online, adding efficiency to a person-to-person system fraught with scattered slips of paper scribbled with orders and invoices.

Bangor Savings Bank, IDEXX and WEX are among fast-growing Maine companies that are planning a March 23 trip to Boston to encourage Boston-area entrepreneurs and job-seekers that there are great opportunities awaiting them in Maine.

Portland-based gift card company CashStar announced today a partnership with Raise, a global gift card company with more than 3,000 brands in its network.

Venture capitalists pumped $67.8 million into three deals in Maine in the third quarter of 2015, up significantly from $1.75 million for three deals in the same quarter last year.

Prepaid card company CashStar of Portland said Wednesday it had closed a $15 million Series D round of venture capital led by FTV Capital.

When Ben Kaplan became CEO of CashStar in late 2013, it was clear that the growing Portland-based...

The Portland-based digital gifting company CashStar reported merchants in 2013 sold more than $500 million in digital...