November 30, 2015 EditionEdition

Since 2004, CEI Capital Management has placed $913.4 million in combined federal and state New Markets Tax Credit investments into 87 projects from Maine to Hawaii.

Elizabeth Whelan, who returned to Maine last year after spending 25 years as a designer in New York City, creates fabrics for Nike running gear and Humanscale chairs.

The U.S. Department of Labor's recently proposed rule changes to the "white collar" overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act would raise the minimum salary required for those exemptions.

Twenty years ago, I was a young business editor at the Post-Tribune in Gary, Ind. At that time, Gary was a city in steep decline. You could drive block after block and see boarded up houses and businesses.

Christopher Pinkham, president of the Maine Bankers Association, says these five issues, which include cyber security and student debt, will be priorities for the state's banking industry next year.

New hiresVerrill Dana, a law firm in Portland, hired Stephen Segal and Chantal Wilson. Segal most recently...

These attributes are are simple and don't require degrees or years of experience, but they are key success drivers for business owners and entrepreneurs.

Leaders of Maine venture capital, private equity and angel investing groups say startups should be diligent when choosing investors, focusing on what will be expected of them and what they can expect from investors.

Recently, it's been hard to find bright spots in Maine's pulp and paper industry, but a November summit among industry stakeholders sought to identify what's needed to survive and succeed in the future.

A recent report from the Harvard Kennedy School suggests that more cooperation is needed to grow Maine's food industry, create new jobs and generate economic growth.