May 30, 2016 EditionEdition

🔒IN SHORT

New hires The Ecology School in Saco hired Bryan Matluk as development director. Matluk previously worked for York County Community College in the same capacity and is founder and owner […]

🔒Fed science, engineering funding up for first time in five years

Maine fared last in federal funding among the six New England states, with $38.5 million in fiscal 2014, down significantly from the $52 million in fiscal 2013 for all science and engineering activities.

🔒The Via Agency joins Maine’s growing ESOP roster

Like a lot of small business owners, The VIA Agency founder and Chairman John Coleman didn't relish the prospect of a giant out-of-state operator swallowing advertising agency he spent 23 years building. An Employee Stock Ownership Plan offered a promising alternative.

🔒A lightbulb moment leads to the founding of True Course Yachting

Time and again, Ben Davis met boat owners who loved sailing, but not the time-consuming upkeep involved in cleaning their boats, preparing them for launch and decommission and transporting their boats between different ports. Davis knew that he was uniquely suited to meet those needs.
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🔒New directors mark chamber of commerce growth statewide

Maine's chamber of commerce offices are ever-evolving. In recent weeks, two chambers have announced new executive directors.Cory...

🔒Existential technology: living with in(ter)ventions

A baby boomer and a millennial walk into a bar and accidentally sit next to each other....

🔒Watch out craft brewing: Maine craft coffee is a multimillion-dollar industry

“People said 'Another coffee place? Good luck,'” says Kathleen Pratt, co-founder of Tandem Coffee Roasters — that was in 2012. In 2015, Tandem reported a revenue of $1.5 million.

🔒With workers in short supply, recruiting becomes an art

Maine has seen its share of job losses at paper mills and other facilities. But there are...
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🔒Help wanted: Tyler, Wayfair and SaviLinx searching for 1,700 workers

The prospect of hiring up to 550 new workers over the next decade, including dozens of highly coveted software developers and IT specialists, isn't keeping Tyler Technologies' Christopher Hepburn and Robert Sansone up at nights.
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