April 17, 2023Edition

Guest columnist Donna Brassard, former publisher of Mainebiz and now owner of Strategies+, recommends an old favorite to help motivate managers and their teams.

The University of Southern Maine, Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce, Franklin Memorial Hospital and the Dunham Group were among the Maine companies or nonprofits announcing new hires. The roundup also includes promotions and achievements.

According to a Mainebiz poll of its readers, 30% of respondents say they plan some kind of physical business expansion, from new construction to buying or leasing additional space.

From Orono to Skowhegan to Yarmouth, commercial construction firms around Maine have been busy with projects of all kinds.

His cleaning agency works with 15 independent contractors serving residential and commercial clients in Greater Portland.

Although its historic downtown is at a crossroads, parts of Saco are in a growth mode. Like many towns in Maine, the U.S. Route 1 corridor has been booming of late, with retail and restaurant additions.

But despite the continued challenges, construction firms in Maine are busy, in some cases with some major commercial projects.

In Maine and nationwide, the number of single women buying homes is rising at a fast clip, outpacing their oft better-paid male peers to become financially and residentially independent.