August 23, 2021 EditionEdition

The Mainebiz roundup of businesses and businesspeople that have been making changes in recent weeks. Check out our compilation of new hires, promotions, accomplishments and more.

Before joining the organization, which serves more than 200,000 seniors and others in Maine, Bonam directed the state's Bureau of Cultural Affairs. Since growing up in India, he's worked on projects that span culture, geography and demographics.

Northern Maine’s economic viability has always had a vulnerable side. The Eastern Maine Development Corp.’s new plan for Penobscot, Piscataquis, Hancock, and Waldo counties has taken on added importance.

As more Maine employers look to increase their attractiveness to current and potential employees, Presque Isle-based Thompson Financial Group recently began offering group insurance benefits as a new service to its business clients.

More than two dozen volunteers in SCORE’s Bangor chapter, including Chair Donna Cassese, provide no-cost mentoring for small-business clients throughout northern Maine.

A joint initiative of the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine, several of the state's community colleges and industry partners, the certificate program is training dozens of students at a time — and saving logging businesses money.

The $150 million overhaul of a Louisiana-Pacific mill near Houlton will mean more wood materials for home builders. The project, which broke ground in June, will also mean jobs and business for the region's forest products industry.

An expert from the Association for Consulting Expertise responds to a reader who wants to know: What's the best way of weeding out new product ideas in order to maximize the chance of a successful launch?

In the past 18 months, we’ve seen a range of changes in Maine. People fleeing cities are moving...