Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce

With summer officially beginning this weekend, Mainebiz asked a dozen business and nonprofit leaders to reflect on the summer jobs that left the biggest impression.

Nonprofit United 4 Child Care cut the ribbon this week on a new care facility in South Portland, the first of two new centers the organization will be opening in Cumberland County over the next few months.

Newcomers to Congress Street include a collectibles and trading card store, two coffee shops and a vendor of magazine titles from around the globe.

A proposal to require an enhanced buffer zone between large entertainment venues found no support Tuesday night from the Portland Planning Board. City Council will make the final decision.

Jennifer Hutchins of the Maine Association of Nonprofits is among four women who will the honored in the 2026 WE Rock! Awards to celebrate female professionals making a powerful and lasting impact across the region.

What’s driving Maine's housing shortage and what approaches are helping to turn the tide were highlighted at a forum in Portland last week.

If passed, the bill would limit businesses’ ability to use third-party data and location-based advertising to reach customers, requiring additional consent to do so.

Some businesses plan to stay closed this Friday during a national day of "no school, no work and no shopping,” while others are taking a different tack.

Portland city officials warned that the human impact of the federal immigration raids will be accompanied by costs to businesses and damage to the city’s economic life.

Greater Portland enters 2026 with a strong economic foundation and a vibrant business community, yet employers face very real pressures, according to Quincy Hentzel, president and CEO of the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce.