September 2, 2019 EditionEdition

In Short

🔒Newsworthy people and performances for Sept. 2, 2019

New hires WordLab, a communications apprenticeship program started by Linda Varrell of Broadreach Public Relations in Portland, hired as client associates Katherine Hulit, Brian Lee, Kyle Walton, Glendon Zernicke, Sacha […]
Startups & Entrepreneurs

🔒No shortage of startup ideas — or help for entrepreneurs

Maine seems to have no shortage of ideas for new businesses. As this issue focused on startups...
Manufacturing

🔒A Maine company on Inc. 5000 list expects to more than double revenue

F3 MFG, which sells aluminum truck bodies and has been ranked for the second year in a row on the Inc. 5000 as one of Maine’s fastest-growing businesses, expects to double its revenue next year.
Real Estate & Construction

🔒Recent construction includes retail, financial services and urgent care sites

A school in Rockland, a condo building in Portland, and a clinic for Maine General Medical Center in Gardiner are some of the projects recently completed or underway.
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Higher education

🔒Growing up with UpStart: Orono incubator on a shoestring produces wide range of firms

The UpStart Center, opened in 2002, is a 20,000-square-foot incubator in Orono that houses and helps develop a wide range of "scalable, innovation-oriented businesses" looking to grow.
Higher education

🔒How to show your full potential to an employer

An expert contributing consultant discusses how to increase your chances for job promotion when others say you don't have the potential for management.
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🔒How to maximize your cybersecurity return on investment

Cybersecurity spending continues to rise, but cybercrime isn’t slowing down. While there’s no shortage of new technologies to invest in, there’s no silver-bullet solution to protect your organization from an attack.
Law

🔒How to get a ‘fresh start’ through Chapter 11

Small businesses are critical to Maine’s economy, and many thrive in the state. For those that don't, a Chapter 11 bankruptcy may be an overlooked, but strategic, option. Our expert explains.
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Higher education

🔒Starting up young talent in Waterville: New program helps students get businesses off the ground

Summer Startup is a pilot program developed in Waterville by Nick Rimsa and R.J. Anzelc that aims to help students cultivate their tech business ideas, and to do so in the city.
Fisheries & Marine

🔒Making waves in the ‘blue economy’: Marine-focused consultancy opens doors for members

Part management consultancy, part business incubator and accelerator, the New England Ocean Cluster is a private-sector, member-based entity that aims to connect people within the blue economy.
Higher education

🔒UMPI President Raymond Rice sees a big role for the school, in the County and beyond

As the University of Maine at Presque Isle welcomes its largest freshman class in over a decade, the school's president and provost discussed how UMPI is preparing a next-generation workforce.
Retail & Food Service

🔒Cooking up a storm: Fork Food Lab’s next chapter

Fork Food Lab, once nearly defunct, is a hub of culinary creativity and entrepreneurship in Portland. The shared commercial kitchen and incubator is now home to 45 food-related businesses and set to hit 50 by Oct. 1.
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