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Ask ACE: What’s going on with Beneficial Ownership Interest reporting?
Updated: January 13, 2025A regulation that would require businesses to file an ownership-interest report under the Corporate Transparency Act hangs in limbo.
Updated: January 13, 2025
Made in Maine: A retail operation with a range of lotions
Updated: January 13, 2025Mainebiz introduces a year-long feature, Made in Maine. The first column is about a family-run skincare maker with stores in Winthrop and Waterville.
Updated: January 13, 2025
A note from Mainebiz Publisher Andrea Tetzlaff
Updated: January 13, 2025Mainebiz remains committed to being a voice for the state’s business community.
Updated: January 13, 2025
Maine retail news was a mixed bag in 2024
Updated: December 31, 2024Openings, expansions, leadership transitions and lawsuits were among topics covered this year.
Updated: December 31, 2024
In memoriam: Remembering Mainers who died in 2024
Updated: January 3, 2025We pay tribute to Maine business and political leaders whose legacies live on.
Updated: January 3, 2025
From bragging rights to charitable giving, good news was plentiful in 2024
Updated: December 31, 2024Uplifting news stories this year kudos for Portland as a minor-league sports town, and a new sign of "hopeful" in Ellsworth.
Updated: December 31, 2024
Bah, humbug: Layoffs, closings and other 'hard' news in 2024
Updated: December 27, 2024Maine businesses had their share of rough patches in 2024.
Updated: December 27, 2024
Here are the top 10 Ask ACE columns of 2024
December 23, 2024From work-life balance to remote work to raising rates, the guest columnists from the Association for Consulting Expertise had solutions for business challenges.
December 23, 2024
Squirrels, spud spats & other offbeat stories in 2024
Updated: December 26, 2024From clam chowder beer for April 1 to an AI mouse, here are some unusual stories that we relished writing this year.
Updated: December 26, 2024
Inside the notebook: From guitars to goats, these stories struck a chord with Mainebiz editorial staffers in 2024
Updated: December 19, 2024The editorial staff at Mainebiz reflects on favorite stories from 2024.
Updated: December 19, 2024
Rising labor costs, rents blamed for Portland's 'restaurant apocalypse'
December 18, 2024The MEREDA conference sought to shed light on the challenges of running a restaurant with higher costs for food and labor and shifting dining patterns.
December 18, 2024
‘Thinking positively and working hard’: Notable quotables from 10 On the Record interviews in 2024
Updated: December 13, 2024Here is a curated collection of snippets from interviews with business and nonprofit movers and shakers published in 2024.
Updated: December 13, 2024
Maine manufacturers brace for potential tariff turmoil
Updated: December 12, 2024With the threat of looming trade wars, Maine manufacturers — even ones with diversified supply chains — know it won't be business as usual over the next four years.
Updated: December 12, 2024
US small business optimism surges on post-election relief
December 11, 2024The National Federation of Independent Business said its optimism index rose by eight points in November to 101.7, the highest reading since June 2021.
December 11, 2024
PenBay Chamber tells members it will suspend operations, citing declining membership, revenue
December 10, 2024The chamber said in the letter that revenue had "declined sharply" since the pandemic and membership had fallen to 400 members, down from a peak of 1,000.
December 10, 2024
EV tech entrepreneur pulls plug on Chargely app
December 4, 2024David Tse, co-founder and CEO of the mobile app for electrical vehicle drivers, is leaving the door open for another entrepreneurial venture.
December 4, 2024
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