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Robots, rage rooms and other offbeat stories in 2025
Updated: 6 hours agoAs we get ready to wind down the year, here’s a recap of 10 stories that tickled our fancy in 2025.
Updated: 6 hours ago
Blacksmith and specialty knife retailer team up to 'forge' a Portland startup
Updated: December 17, 2025A blacksmith and a specialty knife retailer launched a company that makes and sells hand-forged knives, Japanese-inspired with Western influences, in small batches.
Updated: December 17, 2025
Here comes the sun: sustainability pros start consultancy in Portland
December 15, 2025Hubbard and Pulaski have consulted for major institutions and developers around the world. With their new firm, “We like seeing the projects through and working face-to-face.”
December 15, 2025
Notable quotables from a dozen 'On the Record' interviews in 2025
Updated: December 15, 2025As we wind down the year, here are memorable quotes from a dozen interviews published by Mainebiz in 2025.
Updated: December 15, 2025
Bangor food-business incubator project advances to front burner
December 10, 2025The city’s business and economic development committee is reviewing proposals for a construction manager as part of the Bangor Central Kitchen's move into the construction and operator model phase.
December 10, 2025-
Waterville business accelerator's new program manager brings business, policy experience
Updated: December 15, 2025Jeff Frank brings a diverse background in private-sector innovation, public policy and community development to his new role at Dirigo Labs.
Updated: December 15, 2025
Colby College plans campus hub touted as ‘leap forward’ for innovation
Updated: December 10, 2025The Levine's Discovery Headquarters is set to open in fall 2027 in a renovated building on the school's Waterville campus.
Updated: December 10, 2025
How to tell the story that attracts talent to Maine
Updated: December 5, 2025If we want investors, job seekers and new residents to believe that Maine is a place where ambitious work happens, we must make that work public, our guest columnist writes.
Updated: December 5, 2025
Capital gains: How women are transforming the investment landscape
Updated: December 1, 2025As more women control capital, they’re not only building their own portfolios but also breaking barriers in early-stage investing to support innovation and the next generation of women-led startups.
Updated: December 1, 2025
Arts and crafts general store, Nash & Co., set to open in Portland
November 12, 2025Jaime and Kate Nash, founders of Nash & Co. Goods and Services leased the 1,800-square-foot space at 417 Congress St.
November 12, 2025
A three-step playbook to make your business more profitable
November 8, 2025Improving profitability is about focus and discipline, not complexity, our guest columnist writes along with some nuts-and-bolts advice for small businesses.
November 8, 2025
Startup that freeze-dries food on deck for Waterville incubator program
November 4, 2025A freeze-drying startup, AI and software for disease management, social connection and real estate, and ready-to-drink decaf are part of the latest Dirigo Launch Incubator.
November 4, 2025
On the Record: Startup aims to turn scientific researchers into ‘deep-tech’ entreprepreneurs
Updated: November 3, 2025Over the next five years, Ateklo aims to create and invest in up to 20 companies, co-founder and CEO Justin Hafner tells Mainebiz in an interview.
Updated: November 3, 2025
New life for funeral homes: Disruption comes to traditionally staid industry
Updated: November 3, 2025While some owners are adamant about keeping the business in the family while pursuing expansions and new business models, selling to an outside buyer is also an option in a highly fragmented industry.
Updated: November 3, 2025
Prescription for change: 'Practice in a Box' aims to ease burden for independent health care providers
Updated: November 9, 2025Bangor-based Briggs Solutions for Business is offering operational support for independent health care providers that includes customer relations management systems with national standards in mind.
Updated: November 9, 2025
Cresting the third dimension: 3D printing sparks new manufacturing wave in Maine
Updated: October 20, 2025Companies from early-stage startups to established manufacturers are 3D printing a range of parts and products.
Updated: October 20, 2025
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