Mainebiz

From the “disease to please” to minimizing one’s physical presence, this year's Mainebiz Women's Leadership Forum explored habits that can hold women back from reaching their goals, as outlined in a book entitled "How Women Rise."

Mainebiz revisits a Portland downtown corridor that has seen some ups and downs.

This year’s honorees are a combination of relatively unknown leaders and some people who have been known in the business community for years.

Designed as an eco-friendly alternative to petroleum-based plastic trellising and crop twine, SeaTwine is engineered to offer durability, water resistance and handling performance.

Contributing photographer Tim Greenway won first place in the niche publications category for a manufacturing-themed photo essay published in the 2025 Mainebiz Fact Book.

The recent wave of facility expansions demonstrates that Maine’s life sciences sector is not only growing, but putting down long-term roots.

This issue was overseen by Deputy Editor Renee Cordes, a Chicago Cubs fan who dug in to find out what makes the Portland Sea Dogs, Maine Celtics, Maine Mariners and Portland Hearts of Pine tick.

Based in Bangor, at 229 Bomarc Road, the family-owned butcher operates out of a 30,000-square-foot facility, where tradition and local sourcing remain at the heart of everything it produces.

Longtime New England Business Media CEO Peter Stanton is set to retire. Tom Curtin, a partner in the firm, now takes over as CEO and sole owner.

Tariffs “were a rollercoaster ride last year, and that rollercoaster does not seem to be easing up at all this year,” Maine State Economist Amanda Rector told a Mainebiz forum on Wednesday.