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To the Editor: Internet access may be a necessity, but not a 'right'
Updated: June 27, 2022I was catching up on back issues of Mainebiz when I saw a quote from Kerem Durdag stating “internet access and affordability is a human right” (in a story, “GWI gets $9M in grant funding for high-speed internet in three towns”).
Updated: June 27, 2022
Roux Institute picks next 5 entrepreneurs for residency program
Renee Cordes Updated: June 22, 2022The startup leaders in the new cohort represent high-growth sectors, from food tech to fintech to health tech.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 22, 2022
Tyler Technologies honors 2022 Maine App Challenge winners
Renee Cordes Updated: June 20, 2022The three winners will recieve collegescholarships totaling $10,000 in 529 college savings plans. First place went to a high school student who created an app that allows students to schedule meetings with their teachers.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 20, 2022
Ahead of Father's Day, Mainers share business wisdom from their dads
Renee Cordes June 16, 2022A handful of Maine business leaders reflect on what they learned from their dads.
Renee Cordes June 16, 2022
Target market: Commercial development sizzles in Auburn, adding to L-A region’s appeal
Renee Cordes Updated: June 13, 2022The Androscoggin County city is attracting a growing number of franchises and factory expansions.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 13, 2022
Ask ACE: Technical assistance grants are available in Maine
Terry Johnson, independent consultant and ACE president Updated: June 13, 2022The president of the Association for Consulting Expertise shows a reader some of the funding that's available to obtain technical help, even for startups.
Terry Johnson, independent consultant and ACE president Updated: June 13, 2022
'We can't go back': Maine health care leaders talk of pandemic's tough lessons, silver linings
Renee Cordes Updated: June 10, 2022Mainebiz Health Care Forum panelists covered topics from worker shortages to worker burnout in Thursday's event.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 10, 2022UNE adds online 'boot camps' in growing tech fields
Renee Cordes Updated: June 9, 2022The two programs are launching as Maine adds more technology jobs and demand for training increases.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 9, 2022
Packaging startup wins $50K LaunchPad prize, hopes to fill 'manufacturing void'
Renee Cordes June 8, 2022Tanbark Molded Fiber Products plans to use the prize money to hire a designer, CEO and co-founder Melissa LaCasse said in her winning pitch.
Renee Cordes June 8, 2022
Portland financial firm completes merger, rebrands as ACA
Renee Cordes May 31, 2022Private equity-bascked Foreside Financial Group LLC is rebranding as ACA Foreside after completing its merger with New York-based ACA Group.
Renee Cordes May 31, 2022
Dutch cleantech cleans up in Top Gun business-pitch contest
Renee Cordes May 27, 2022Finsulate, a Dutch company establishing a U.S. headquarters in Portland, was crowned the 2022 Top Gun Showcase winner, receiving $25,000 in prize money.
Renee Cordes May 27, 2022
DEI in the C-suite: How four large Maine employers are tackling diversity, equity and inclusion
Renee Cordes Updated: May 30, 2022Chief diversity officer is an evolving role at companies such as WEX, Unum, Northern Light Health and Jackson Laboratory.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 30, 2022
Maine's largest public company, Covetrus, agrees to be privately acquired for $4B
William Hall May 25, 2022If the deal goes through later this year, the Portland-based animal-health company would become a private business and would no longer trade on the stock market.
William Hall May 25, 2022
Maine could get $2.47B in infrastructure funding — but not a fair share, says economist
Jessica Hall May 25, 2022The largest portions go to highways, water, bridges, public transportation and broadband infrastructure.
Jessica Hall May 25, 2022
Dutch cleantech startup to establish US headquarters in Portland
Renee Cordes Updated: May 23, 2022Finsulate, which makes an antifouling treatment for vessels and floating infrastructure, has growth in mind as the company lays anchor in Portland after a year of Maine market research.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 23, 2022
How to develop a skills inventory and talent development plan
Ward Graffam Updated: September 26, 2022A former Unum executive and chairman of the Maine International Trade Center writes about why businesses of all types need to take stock of talent and plan accordingly. In cybersecurity and elsewhere, it's important to know what you know.
Ward Graffam Updated: September 26, 2022
Today's Poll
Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank
As hotel construction continues across Portland — with 10 new projects approved before the city imposed a moratorium on new hotel development — developers argue that new hotels bring jobs, tax revenue and visitors.
In June, the city extended the moratorium by six months.
With a growing number of hotel projects underway or proposed, some ask whether the market is saturated. Activists argue that developers should focus on much-needed housing.
Meantime, hotel rates routinely exceed $400 a night in Portland, so there's still apparently demand.
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