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October 21, 2024 Edition
Focus on Midcoast & Downeast

From the Cold War to high tech: Behind the scenes at TechPlace, Brunswick’s business incubator

Renee Cordes

Based on Maine’s southern midcoast, TechPlace is an incubator for early-stage manufacturing and technology startups.

Today's Poll

What are the most likely prospects over the next year for Maine's restaurant industry?
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Restaurant closures have been making news recently, raising concerns about the future of Maine's eatery industry — especially in foodie destinations like Portland.

Quincy Hentzel, president and CEO of the Greater Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce, last week explained some of what's going on. Restaurants face a double whammy of continued staffing shortages and rising inflation, she noted.

People are simply eating out less, too.

"It’s economics — the numbers do not work," she told Mainebiz in our latest Friday Food Insider.

And the rash of restaurant closures isn't confined to southern Maine. In Belfast and Belmont, in Bangor and elsewhere, there's been an uptick in shutdowns.

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