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After big-city careers, Bangor natives boomerang home to open specialty foods shops f2r

Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 6, 2025

In downtown Bangor, a new gourmet shop sells imported cheeses and gourmet chocolates, while another spot specializes in traditional Hawaiian shaved ice treats.

  • Tips on keeping employees healthy, safe and productive from the Mainebiz Health Care Forum 5h4913

    Renee Cordes June 4, 2025
  • Friday Food Insider: Chicken is the new lobster at Bar Harbor restaurant 4v665s

    Alexis Wells Updated: June 6, 2025
  • Addition of Lewiston's Muhammad Ali statue was a decade-long quest 5j1t14

    Peter Van Allen June 5, 2025
  • Northern Light Health says contract talks with Anthem have stalled 6ni5e

    Tina Fischer June 6, 2025
  • Wabanaki nonprofit acquires 245-acre farm in Waldo County as food hub 5e4p35

    Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 6, 2025
  • Lewiston’s new Jubilee Center will expand space for critical community services 29h72

    Tina Fischer June 5, 2025
  • Housing crunch: With a need for 84,000 housing units by 2030, Maine chips away at the challenge 6b6k66
    Tina Fischer June 2, 2025
  • Eaton Peabody exit casts light on legal market in flux z6b70
    Renee Cordes Updated: June 4, 2025

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  • Former president and CEO of United Way of Southern Maine s FocusMaine board 52bq

    Alexis Wells June 4, 2025

    FocusMaine has added Liz Cotter Schlax to its board.

    Alexis Wells June 4, 2025
  • A roundup of Maine commercial real estate leases from May 2025 5k34q

    Tina Fischer Updated: June 4, 2025

    Every week in the Thursday Real Estate Insider, Mainebiz compiles a list of commercial real estate leases. Here are the leases we published in May.

    Tina Fischer Updated: June 4, 2025
  • After six moves, Oxford nonprofit launches fundraiser for permanent home 6k702t

    Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 5, 2025

    In the last seven years, the nonprofit moved six times. Each move required it to put its services on hold as it settled into a new space.

    Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 5, 2025
  • Great Falls Construction is developing an 18-unit apartment building in Auburn 2c2o4f

    Tina Fischer June 4, 2025

    The Gorham-based construction firm builds a wide range of projects, from residential to municipal to commercial. The mixed-use build in Auburn is the first project in the region that the firm is also developing and will continue to own.

    Tina Fischer June 4, 2025
  • University of New England unveils new Portland health sciences building 634n3

    Tina Fischer Updated: June 4, 2025

    The 110,000-square-foot Harold and Bibby Alfond Center for Health Sciences consolidates all health degree programs on the university's Portland campus and will allow for larger enrollments. 

    Tina Fischer Updated: June 4, 2025
  • Major renovations getting underway at Portland’s Riverton Park housing complex 7174h

    Tina Fischer June 4, 2025

    Portland’s 50-year-old Riverton Park neighborhood will see significant upgrades to 141 apartments, along with the addition of 64 new units of affordable housing.

    Tina Fischer June 4, 2025
  • Airports in Fryeburg, Pittsfield and Presque Isle among those slated for upgrades 311x1

    Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 5, 2025

    Runway rehabs and new hangars are among investments needed to improve safety and efficiency of operations.

    Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 5, 2025

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Maine holds the title for the greatest percentage of vanity tags among ed cars. 

The Pine Tree State ranks No. 1 nationally with the most enthusiasm for custom license plates, based on search interest and design variety, according to a recent report.

Maine offers 49 different plate designs, but Mainers are always looking for other ways to personalize their plates — with their own vanity messages. 

  • New leader of Manufacturers Association of Maine has been an advocate for workforce development 5h302f

    Renee Cordes Updated: June 3, 2025

    John Lewis has succeeded Mike Roughton as executive director of the statewide organization, whose hip has increased by 12% over the past year to around 400.

    Renee Cordes Updated: June 3, 2025
  • Falmouth-based TideSmart earns renewal of B Corp certification 2k5x3o

    Laurie Schreiber June 2, 2025

    Rather than handing out flyers or giveaways, experiential marketing reduces waste and makes a more lasting impression.

    Laurie Schreiber June 2, 2025
  • Maine to get $35M in federal aid for construction and rehab of affordable housing 211l4a

    Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 3, 2025

    HUD funds can be used to construct and rehabilitate affordable housing, improve public services and address homelessness.

    Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 3, 2025
  • The high cost of distraction: Why businesses must protect time for, um, work 155e6s

    Nancy Marshall, Marshall Communications Updated: June 3, 2025

    It’s about setting clear boundaries between focused, uninterrupted work and designated times for checking messages, email, and social media, writes guest columnist Nancy Marshall.

    Nancy Marshall, Marshall Communications Updated: June 3, 2025
  • Gorman Foundation grants 77 nonprofits across the state 5j6a2p

    Tina Fischer June 2, 2025

    Nonprofits in all of Maine's 16 counties have received grants from the Portland-based foundation to address hunger, housing, transportation and health.

    Tina Fischer June 2, 2025
  • Old Orchard Beach cafe owners expand with boutique selling clothing and home goods 176m72

    Alexis Wells June 2, 2025

    The new boutique Kelp, at 37 Old Orchard St., is owned and operated by the owners of Cafe 64, a coffee shop. 

    Alexis Wells June 2, 2025
  • Federal reimbursements for storm damage total more than $4 million 583272

    Tina Fischer June 2, 2025

    Funds will cover some of the costs for emergency repairs to roads and transportation infrastructure damaged by severe storms that shook the state between April 2023 and January 2024. 

    Tina Fischer June 2, 2025
  • Midcoast bookstore on wheels gears up for debut 571y5u

    Renee Cordes Updated: June 2, 2025

    Jill Conner, founder of the Kinetic Bookshop, plans to raise funds for libraries on Maine's midcoast from the books she sells off the back of Gladys, a 1963 Ford Econoline truck she bought in 2023.

    Renee Cordes Updated: June 2, 2025
  • UMaine program aims to train rural educators 3k6j2a

    Laurie Schreiber May 31, 2025

    Riding a trend of rural workforce recruitment and retention programs in multiple industries, an educator program expands training and career advancement.

    Laurie Schreiber May 31, 2025
  • Aroostook County hospitals team up on management in effort to cut costs 5c545s

    Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 2, 2025

    The management service agreement between Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent and Houlton Regional Hospital comes at a time when many hospitals are cutting services and delaying critical investments.

    Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 2, 2025
  • Op-ed: A budget proposal ed in the House threatens to undermine low-cost power for Mainers 1t1c39

    Bob Cleaves, Dirigo Solar Updated: June 2, 2025

    The co-founder of Dirigo Solar weighs in on the federal house bill, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

    Bob Cleaves, Dirigo Solar Updated: June 2, 2025
  • Fly the flag for Maine in state-sponsored contest 5l84i

    Renee Cordes May 30, 2025

    Submissions for the Maine Atlas Project are due by Wednesday, July 9.

    Renee Cordes May 30, 2025
  • $10M funding boost for public housing across Maine 3z2z5m

    Tina Fischer May 29, 2025

    Funding was awarded to more than a dozen public housing authorities to build and upgrade residential properties for seniors, individuals with disabilities and low-income households.

    Tina Fischer May 29, 2025
  • Windham horse-rescue shelter launches fundraiser to expand capacity 1i3i27

    Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 30, 2025

    A nonprofit animal shelter that protects the health and welfare of abused and neglected equines is raising money to build an additional eight-stall quarantine barn at its farm.

    Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 30, 2025
  • Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 30, 2025

    Seeking to grow beyond commercial services and serve a wider community of emerging artists, the college partnership with provides musicians with tools, space and mentorship.

    Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 30, 2025
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Are you ready to dig deeper into the commercial real estate and construction landscape in Maine? Groundbreaking Maine is your essential guide, delivering insights, trends, and forecasts that keep industry professionals informed and prepared for what’s next. Includes profiles of the 2024 MEREDA Notable Project winners. Get a closer look at the innovators, architects, and developments shaping Maine’s landscape.