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The first round of grants for businesses along Main Street leveraged nearly $300,000 in investment, according to the Central Maine Growth Council, spurring another round.
Up to $6.28 million in Labor Department funds awarded will go toward building employment and expanding life-changing services in areas of Maine affected by the opioid crisis.The grant follows others last year, but the crisis is far from resolved.
Noodle shop Ishi Ishi Ramen has opened at The Black Box retail incubator in Portland, occupying space that had housed The Cheese Shop.
Two Maine beverage businesses — Coffee Hound Coffee Bar and Roastery, and Geaghan Bros. Pub and Brewery — are partnering on a plan to scale up production and distribution of nitrogen-infused cold-brew coffee. The drink is growing in popularity…
The municipal housing agencies span the state, from Sanford to Van Buren, and the funds will help pay for their local efforts to preserve and modernize public housing properties.
Fifty-five employees in Brunswick and one in Bangor have lost their jobs as part of more widespread layoffs by the Boston-based online home furnishings retailer.
Bangor is deploying a high-tech tool to market the city as an arts and culture destination — "story maps," which are customized, digitally available tours. Artistic and cultural attractions help generate $10 million annually in economic activity for…
CES, a Bangor-based environmental engineering firm, purchased the 13-person firm for an undisclosed price. The acquisition follows one made in Florida in 2018.
The closure of the Cooks Corner store would leave Maine with only one department store in the Sears chain, once the largest in the country.
The new branch, on Broadway, will be Acadia's third in Bangor and brings the total to eight branches in northern Maine.
Sports betting became legal in Maine in 2023. In its first full year, the state collected roughly $6 million in tax revenue (at a rate of about 10%).
The figures are expected to keep growing this year.
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Learn moreThe Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
Coming June 2025
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