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Six Maine business and nonprofit leaders shared '60 ideas in 60 minutes' at a panel discussion moderated by Linda Varrell, president of Broadreach Public Relations.

The grant funding from the ConnectME Authority will allow GWI build high-speed internet networks in Hebron, Sumner and Northport.

The network will cover all premises in Millinocket, East Millinocket and Medway, and significant portions of South Portland and Belfast.

The president and COO of Great Works Internet, a Biddeford-based broadband carrier, talks with Mainebiz about the lessons he's learned as a business leader, an angel investor and an immigrant, and how they shape his work today.

The Maine Compact on Immigration, unveiled Tuesday, calls for reform at all levels and would be responsive to the needs of employers.

Remote technology has its limitations in a state like Maine, where a broadband connection simply isn't available in some rural areas. The state is scrambling to fill the digital divide.

With GWI in Biddeford, Maine now has nine B Corps, which are certified for meeting high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and legal accountability. More B Corps in the state are expected soon.

Biddeford Internet Corp., which does business as GWI, and the communities of Arrowsic, Monhegan and Roque Bluffs have been awarded financing to bring internet access to coastal and rural areas.

GWI, the Biddeford-based high-speed internet provider, announced today that COO Kerem Durdag will pick up the additional...

In the mid-1990s, internet connections, if available in Maine, were dial-up. A handful of internet service providers, like GWI, which began in 1994, were formed to provide local internet, which was then used mostly by businesses. Twenty-five years later, there are 80 service providers across Maine, according to Broadbandnow.com.