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Agriculture
Mars Hill potato farmer chosen for nat'l ad campaign
Darrell McCrum, co-owner of the largest potato farm in Maine, was in New York City this week as part of a national Frito Lay ad campaign.
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Maine businesses highlight wild blueberry harvest, products in 2nd annual celebration
August 2, 2022If Maine's 2022 harvest is anything like last year’s, businesses participating in the second annual Wild Blueberry Weekend will have plenty of products to offer guests.
August 2, 2022
Summer program trains 10 more loggers for Maine's $600M industry
July 20, 2022The Mechanized Logging Operations Program began its sixth certificate class in late June with introductory classes before transitioning this month to active harvesting in the woods northeast of Old Town.
July 20, 2022
Maine will get $62M to aid small businesses in rural areas, key sectors
Updated: July 20, 2022The new Grow Maine initiative, to be administered by the Finance Authority of Maine, will offer greater access to capital for entrepreneurs and small business owners to sustain or expand their operations.
Updated: July 20, 2022
Public garden in Boothbay gave $42M economic boost to the region last year
July 19, 2022Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, New England’s largest public garden, had its largest attendance year in 2021, with 336,000 visitors.
July 19, 2022
Portland tech startup with Chilean roots gets Google cash boost
Updated: July 13, 2022Eskuad, a mobile-first platform for field operators, is one of 50 startups selected for Google's first Latino Founders Fund.
Updated: July 13, 2022
The dirt difference: Cannabis grower plants roots, literally, in Maine soil
Updated: July 14, 2022The growth of the cannabis industry in Maine and elsewhere has fertilized another type of business: soil for all the pot plants.
Updated: July 14, 2022
Peaks Renewables breaks ground on project to create biogas from Maine dairy farms
July 7, 2022This "manure-only" project is the first of its kind in Maine — but joins a number of projects across the country that use the technology to reduce emissions and create renewable natural gas.
July 7, 2022
Maine TV series spotlighting diversity in business gears up for Season 2
Updated: July 6, 2022Season 2 of "Elevating Voices" on Maine Public Television will highlight 10 businesses from a range of sectors contributing to Maine's economic and cultural diversity.
Updated: July 6, 2022
Wyman’s gift will launch first-of-its-kind wild blueberry research site at UMaine
July 1, 2022The research center is expected to provide opportunities to develop innovative production techniques and the next generation of the wild blueberry industry.
July 1, 2022
On the Record: Maine Salt Farm seeks to ‘make the story of salt exciting again’
Updated: June 27, 2022The Cape Elizabeth-based startup aims to shake things up in an industry with a long tradition.
Updated: June 27, 2022
The architecture of cannabis: New industry inspires new approaches to design
Updated: June 27, 2022Maine's legalization of cannabis has birthed new opportunities for architects. Because of marijuana's history as an illicit product, designers want the store experience, whether it’s for first-time or returning customers, to feel inviting.
Updated: June 27, 2022
Two western Maine preserves will split $16M in land-conservation funds
June 17, 2022The goal is to protect vital wildlife habitat, mitigate climate effects, benefit local economies and create public access to community amenities.
June 17, 2022
Creation of new Bar Harbor preserve featuring a stone barn is underway
June 16, 2022The sale of the property to a trust was designed to ensure continued public access. New parking and programs are underway.
June 16, 2022How sweet it is: Maine maple producers tapped into a syrup boom this year
June 14, 2022Production earlier this year was up, way up, from the totals in 2021 and 2020. Maine producers turned out syrup in the third-largest quantity of any U.S. state. And the yield for each tap increased, too.
June 14, 2022
Maine's legal cannabis industry is grabbing market share from the illegal one, state says
June 14, 2022The success of the adult-use cannabis market, which opened in October 2020, has reduced illicit use, according to results of a survey by the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy.
June 14, 2022
FocusMaine appoints bioeconomy leader as new president
Updated: June 9, 2022The former leader of a biotech industry organization will succeed Kimberly Hamilton, who announced earlier this year that she would step down.
Updated: June 9, 2022
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