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From the Editor: Small business is the backbone of Maine’s economy
Updated: May 13, 2024The SBA counts any business with fewer than 500 employees as a "small business." In Maine, 99.2% of all businesses fall into that category.
Updated: May 13, 2024 - From the Editor
From the Editor: No slowing down for real estate and construction industries
Updated: April 15, 2024Despite higher interest rates, inflation and a host of other challenges, the pace of construction in Maine isn't letting up.
Updated: April 15, 2024 
From the EditorFrom the Editor: Mainebiz wins 4 awards from New England Newspaper & Press Association
Updated: April 1, 2024Winners of the 2023 Better Newspaper Competition, sponsored by the New England Newspaper and Press Association, were announced at a gala dinner March 23 in Waltham, Mass.
Updated: April 1, 2024- From the Editor
From the Editor: Quotes from the 2024 Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year
Updated: March 18, 2024Some of the best quotes from the 2024 Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year.
Updated: March 18, 2024 - Letters to the Editor
Letter: Notes on power generation, energy supply
Updated: March 4, 2024An expert in the energy industry offers a nuanced look at where Maine gets its electricity.
Updated: March 4, 2024 - Letter from the Editor
From the Editor: Startups, innovation and life sciences to break a stereotype
Updated: March 4, 2024People outside of Maine tend to think of our economy as built around lobstering or logging. And those sectors are certainly part of the economy.
Updated: March 4, 2024 - From the Editor
From the Editor: Maine’s clean energy sector is growing fast — and cultivating a labor force
Updated: February 19, 2024For the energy/environment focus, Mainebiz looks at the increased use of heat pumps for commercial buildings, as well as how the energy industry is tackling the labor shortage.
Updated: February 19, 2024 - Letter from the Editor
From the Editor: Location, location, location still drives real estate projects
Updated: February 5, 2024As much as the real estate market has been affected by higher interest rates, a shortage of supply and even Mother Nature, developers have continued to break ground on new projects in Maine.
Updated: February 5, 2024 - From the Editor
From the Editor: Rain, snow, flooding all signs of epic winter
Updated: January 22, 2024This winter is already making itself known, and we still have at least two months to go.
Updated: January 22, 2024 - From the Editor
From the Editor: Business has been good, so why is the outlook so gloomy?
Updated: January 8, 2024The economy has been remarkably resilient coming out of the pandemic, but businesspeople polled by Mainebiz are still cautious about the outlook for 2024.
Updated: January 8, 2024 
From the EditorA Book of Lists tradition continues as Mainebiz heads into its 30th year
December 25, 2023Mainebiz will mark its 30th anniversary in 2024. For many of those 30 years, the Book of Lists has been a mainstay.
December 25, 2023- From the Editor
From the Editor: Don’t sleep on Maine’s manufacturing industry
Updated: December 11, 2023While the number of manufacturing jobs in Maine has fallen from historic levels in the early 1990s — when there were as many as 95,000 workers — the number has rebounded from the low of 45,000 in April 2020, according to the Federal Reserve Bank
Updated: December 11, 2023 - From the Editor
From the Editor: Watch your checkbook (hey, what’s a checkbook?)
Updated: November 27, 2023A checking account seems like a relic of the past, especially with options like automated payments, debit cards and Venmo.
Updated: November 27, 2023 - Letter from the Editor
From the Editor: The paid leave law will test small businesses in Maine
Updated: November 13, 2023Maine's recently enacted paid leave law is designed to offer comfort to employees who are dealing with the illness of family members or people close to them.
Updated: November 13, 2023 - From the Editor
From the Editor: Running a family-owned business has its own challenges
Updated: October 30, 2023When I was growing up, the youngest child in a family of five, there was an implied pecking order. You always knew where you stood. Thankfully, my siblings and I all took different career paths.
Updated: October 30, 2023 - From the Editor
Editor's Letter: New innovations for old-time companies
Updated: October 16, 2023For our focus on the midcoast and Downeast, Mainebiz found some old-school industries have come up with new ways of doing business.
Updated: October 16, 2023
