Brian Whitney

Eight Maine businesses take home SCORE awards

This year's awards were presented at a luncheon June 12 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Freeport. More than 130 people attended. 

Pumped up: Breastfeeding support platform pumpspotting is a fast-growing ‘femtech’ startup

Amy VanHaren, the founder and CEO of the fast-growing platform, aims to expand her business amid projections that technology geared to women's health will become a $1 trillion market by 2027.

Year in review: Maine innovation & technology news in 2023

From "Fitbit for cows" to food-delivery robots, here are 10 stories about innovation and technology published in 2023.

Maine wins designation as a federal ‘Tech Hub’ for forest bioproducts

Maine has been designated a federal Forest Bioproducts Tech Hub and could receive $50 million to $70 million to develop the state's forest bioproducts sector. 
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SCORE Maine honors small businesses that stand out

Winners represent sectors from farming to janitorial services. Shannon Kinney, founder and chief client success officer at Dream Local Digital, a Thomaston-based digital marketing agency, was the keynote speaker at last week's SCORE awards luncheon.

New business accelerator aims to empower underserved entrepreneurs in Maine

Maine Technology Institute signed on as the lead sponsor of a business accelerator being launched by Entrepreneurship for All, a Lowell, Mass.-based nonprofit.

Lisbon aquaponics farm could more than double production after $22M expansion 

After completing the 120,000-square-foot greenhouse, it’s expected that Springworks Farm will produce about 5 million heads of organic lettuce and 315,000 pounds of tilapia per year.

$5.6M in state funding to support Maine startups, entrepreneurs

The latest round of grants will help 16 Maine-based organizations develop programs to generate growth among companies engaged in seven targeted technology sectors.
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Maine startups have a range of options when it comes to building a team

A roundup from the Mainebiz Startup Hub issue shows that while marshaling talent can be tough for new companies, there are various paths to success.

$40M grant program to help Maine tech companies recover from pandemic

The new Pandemic Recovery for an Innovative Maine Economy Fund aims to help technology companies that didn't access other federal pandemic-response economic support programs.
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