July 13, 2015 Edition

Retail & Food Service

🔒Beyond New England: Stonewall Kitchen looks to expand nationally

Since Stonewall Kitchen was launched 24 years ago, it has grown into an iconic Maine brand, as ubiquitous as L.L.Bean or Tom’s of Maine. Now, the maker of specialty jams, […]

In Short

🔒Newsworthy people and performances

New hiresCentral Maine Growth Council in Waterville hired Garvan Donegan as economic development specialist.GEI Consultants Inc., a...

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🔒As visitation grows, Acadia National Park sees planning and fundraising as priorities

On any sunny summer day, sections of the 27-mile Park Loop Road — a highlight of Acadia...

Economic development

🔒Maine counties see negative business growth, average new building permits

York County is doing better than other Maine counties in business growth, though all business growth in...

News

🔒A good sign when people are looking ahead

A prevailing theme in Maine is that things rarely change or that the people are resistant to...

Marketing & Media

🔒How to effectively market your company

With a shift in demographics and an improving economy, deal flow is on the rise. In 2014,...

News

🔒Retirement: Navigating the ‘silver tsunami’

The number of Americans age 65 and older will almost double to 88 million by 2050 from...

Agriculture

🔒A promise of higher ag yields: Aquaponics offers new source of food

The eclectic local foodie scene will soon get a new source of fresh vegetables from Maine greenhouses...

Agriculture

🔒Nervous Nellie’s Jams & Jellies mixes food and art — and everything’s still made by hand

Anne and Peter Beerits, co-owners of Nervous Nellie's Jams & Jellies in Deer Isle, sell into a...

Nonprofits

🔒How to make social responsibility part of your business

Incorporating social responsibility into small businesses is not just about being altruistic — it's smart business. Many...

Economic development

🔒High speed ahead: South Portland joins Rockport in upgrading its fiber optic network

Bob O'Brien, one of the owners of the Noyes Hall & Allen Insurance Co. in South Portland,...

Higher education

🔒A community model for inspiring young women to STEM achievement

The founding of the Sisters of Mercy, a religious congregation dedicated to the concerns of women and...

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