January 26, 2026Edition

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.

W.S. Emerson creates customized branded collections for business customers from its 40,000-square-foot site in Brewer.

As retirement approaches, the focus shifts from maximizing growth to sustaining a lifestyle — often for decades — while managing both market volatility and inflation risk.

Mainebiz introduces a new column by Deputy Editor Renee Cordes offering on-the-ground glimpses of small-business life in Maine.

Similar to rock stars taking breaks from touring and college graduates spending a “gap year” to travel or volunteer, a growing number of business and nonprofit leaders are giving themselves time-outs of a year or more to reset.

Maine's wealth management industry saw a number of transitions over the past two years, with an emphasis on client service in an increasingly complex field and strategies that include low client-to-advisor ratios and hiring from industries outside financial services.

Mainebiz sat down with Tae Chong, executive director of Furniture Friends in Westbrook, to find out more about Maine's only furniture bank.

A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, health care institutions and professional services firms in Maine.