October 3, 2016 EditionEdition

Maine Medical Center, led by President and CEO Richard Petersen, recently announced a $512 million, 300,000-square-foot expansion, the largest in the Portland hospital's history. The project, which requires permitting and regulatory approval, is expected to be completed in five years.

New hiresFontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader in Auburn hired Denise Gasbarrone in its Scarborough office....

Last year's bumper crop of pumpkins may have thrilled trick-or-treaters, but brewers making seasonal pumpkin-spiced beer ran into an oversaturated market, with distributors and consumers buying less.

“We've been working very hard to get people onboard in seeing the positive side of attracting more tourists to this region. But I've talked to no one in this region who thinks the only thing we're going to do to rebuild our local economy is tourism.”

Mainebiz is happy to present its 2016 NEXT List. We're often asked, What does it mean to be a NEXTer? We have asked that within the halls of Mainebiz. Do we, as business journals across the nation do, honor business leaders under 40? In Maine, that's too limiting.