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- From the Editor
From the Editor: Transportation helps ‘drive’ Maine’s economy
Updated: November 2, 2020Sorry for the bad pun, but without the Maine Turnpike and the transportation network — trains, trucks, ships and planes — there’s no trade going in or out.
Updated: November 2, 2020 - To the Editor
Letter: Maine aquaculture industry needs companies of all sizes
Updated: November 2, 2020The clean, cold waters of Maine produce arguably some of the best seafood in the world, both wild caught and farmed.
Updated: November 2, 2020 - From the Editor
From the Editor: Coastal economies slowed not stalled by pandemic
Updated: October 19, 2020A recent study commissioned by HospitalityMaine shows COVID’s impact on the hospitality industry has been $1.7 billion in lost revenue.
Updated: October 19, 2020 - From the Editor
From the Editor: Leadership at a time when it’s needed
Updated: October 5, 2020There’s probably no harder time to run a business or nonprofit than when the world around you is swirling with chaos and uncertainty.
Updated: October 5, 2020 
CommentaryCommentary: The arts mean business, and Maine’s performing arts are in trouble
Updated: September 27, 2020Maine’s performing arts organizations are in trouble. And their closures, furloughs, and layoffs are negatively impacting downtowns, small businesses, and communities — for all of which the performing arts mean business.
Updated: September 27, 2020- From the Editor
From the Editor: The health care business adjusts to an ever-changing world
Updated: September 21, 2020In the past six months, we’ve seen a huge shift in how doctors practice, how patients receive care and how hospitals respond to crisis.
Updated: September 21, 2020 - From the Editor
From the Editor: Small businesses are Maine’s economic backbone
Updated: September 7, 2020This issue focuses on startups and entrepreneurship, but what we’re really talking about is small businesses and the people that lead them.
Small Business Administration numbers on Maine’s small businesses speak for themselves.
Updated: September 7, 2020 - From the Editor
From the Editor: Pandemic has had a mixed effect on northern Maine
Updated: August 24, 2020Houlton has long had an economic relationship with its Canadian counterparts, including Woodstock, New Brunswick.
Updated: August 24, 2020 - From the Editor
From the Editor: Mainebiz introduces you to five remarkable leaders
Updated: August 10, 2020One of the most energetic Mainebiz events of the year is usually the Women to Watch reception in September.
Updated: August 10, 2020 
From the EditorFrom the Editor: 2020 will definitely be a year for hindsight
Updated: July 27, 2020This year has been marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, the business shutdown, spiking unemployment, social unrest and a host of health and economic challenges.
Updated: July 27, 2020
CommentarySix lessons from the lemonade stand
Updated: July 27, 2020A husband-and-wife team of marketing and PR experts, based in Westbrook, share lessons they've learned from their 9-year-old daughter's business ventures. The lessons are useful for grown-ups, too.
Updated: July 27, 2020- From the Editor
Real estate market’s breakneck pace now shifts — but remains fast-paced
Updated: July 27, 2020Maine’s fast-paced real estate market may have taken its breath earlier this spring, but the market is clearly shifting at an equally breakneck pace.
Updated: July 27, 2020 - Letter to the editor
Letter: It's time to reconsider tourist contempt
Updated: July 13, 2020A fishing industry advocate writes that in the age of COVID-19, Maine cannot afford to disregard development projects that cultivate tourism.
Updated: July 13, 2020 - From the Editor
Letter from the Editor: Amid economic changes, central Maine adapts
Updated: July 13, 2020Augusta and Waterville and the surrounding areas were already undergoing major changes in the past few years, but the pandemic has added another dimension to the changes.
Updated: July 13, 2020 - From the Editor
From the Editor: With 2020 tourism season slipping away, industry shows its resilience
Updated: June 29, 2020Maine’s $6.9 billion tourism industry is seeing its key season slip away. Restaurant and hotel restrictions and quarantines on visitors are forcing some businesses to close and others to hang on with CARES Act funds or even GoFundMe appeals.
Updated: June 29, 2020 - From the Editor
From the Editor: Pandemic’s impact on energy use a good time to ask questions
Updated: June 15, 2020Maine’s energy costs are a frequent topic of discussion.
Maine ranks No. 11 among states in per capita energy expenditures, but just No. 27 in energy consumption per capita, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Updated: June 15, 2020
