Industry experts expect adult-use marijuana businesses to take off quickly, in many cases displacing the already lackluster market for medical marijuana. Read More
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection decided Thursday that Nordic Aquafarms’ pending permit applications are complete for processing. Read More
Central Maine Medical Center, which had been at risk of losing Medicare and Medicaid funding, announced Thursday that the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services now says the hospital complies with safety and quality requirements. Read More
Target on Thursday joined the race to get goods to consumers’ doorsteps faster by offering same-day delivery on thousands of items for $9.99 per order. Read More
Communication is key in marketing – in fact, inadequate content can be a great flaw in an otherwise solid campaign. Today’s market is driven by a wide variety of customer interests, backgrounds, and needs, and every piece of content you produce – be it a social media post, blog, or e-book – is a reflection of your brand. Read More
With jobs unfilled and young people moving away, some rural states are doubling down on efforts to attract new blood by expanding programs that offer incentives to live there. Read More
China is creating a system to protect its technology as the U.S. restricts the access of Chinese companies to American technology in a spiraling trade dispute. Read More
Business Events
FREEPORT — Freeport Community Library will hold a resume and interview workshop “First Impresssions Matter” 1-3 p.m. Friday, July 12, at 10 Library St. First Impressions Matter is a resume and interview workshop that offers current tools, resources and guidance to write an effective resume and to prepare… Read More
PORTLAND — Startup Maine invites female entrepreneurs for a lunch and learn with fellow female founders that will share lessons learned, challenges they’ve faced, and tips for success. There will be a panel with moderator Juliet Browne, Partner at Verrill Dana, and panelists, Brenda Garrand of Garrand Moehlenkamp, Abigail… Read More
PORTLAND — Dave Johnson has joined Perkins Thompson as an associate attorney practicing with the firm’s business and real estate groups. Dave’s practice involves advising institutional clients on the purchase and sale of business assets, equity, and real estate as well as advising creditors on financing matters. Dave also… Read More
SCARBOROUGH —Hannaford announced a $25,000 donation to Maine Farmland Trust as part of its commitment to sustainability and community. The donation was a part of an in-store promotion for Earth Month where Hannaford donated $2 to the American Farmland Trust and Maine Farmland Trust… Read More
The gifts will go toward supporting an expansion of Maine Medical Center's East Tower. Read More
Wages for the positions, which include freight handling and order picking, start at $16.90 an hour. Read More
The first half of the summer of 2019 will see a number of new restaurants open in the Bangor area. Read More
Hops, grain and grapes may rule the roost — or glass — elsewhere, but at Perennial Cider Bar & Farm Kitchen in Belfast, the apple is king. Read More
The prospect of a legal challenge could slow down efforts to start commercial sales and efforts by state officials’ to enact long-delayed regulations. Read More
We are making a change today that is the first step in a series of website changes we will be making in the coming months. Read More
It is the first time a U.S. Navy ship has been named after a member of the Coast Guard. Read More
Genetically engineered salmon is heading to store shelves in the U.S., but it won't be coming from Maine's fish farms. Read More
The project aims to make a pedestrian crosswalk on Route 26 less of a gamble for people staying at the hotel across the street. Read More
A Maine company’s pending acquisition of a foreign counterpart could give it a boost as it seeks to become one of the first in North America to prove the commercial viability of an emerging industry — fish farms that grow Atlantic salmon in large tanks instead of at sea. Read More
New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont all saw an increase in the numbers of skiers from the previous season. Read More
Maine’s Veterans and Legal Affairs committee has scheduled a public hearing Monday on rules for recreational marijuana sales and oversight. Read More
Email is a great way to communicate with your past, current, and prospective customers, keeping them engaged and informed about your business’s offerings. However, as your email list grows, it can be difficult to keep track of a large number of contacts, as well as the kinds of information these contacts are interested in. Luckily, with the help of an inbound marketing platform, email marketing automation can be implemented to help your business manage your emails and contacts. Read More
After nearly 2,000 Rite Aid pharmacies were sold to Walgreens a year-and-a-half ago, the $4.38 billion deal will soon leave Walgreens as the only major drugstore chain in the Bangor region. Read More
The abrupt announcement that the company would be closing came as a surprise to Pelletier Sanitation Inc. customers. Read More
York District Court Judge Jeffrey Moskowitz was not happy the two sides hadn't worked out their differences before the dispute reached a trial. Read More
The state’s Office of Marijuana Policy said Wednesday that it has provisionally adopted rules for recreational marijuana sales and oversight, and that the rules are now up for review by the Legislature. Read More
The Caribbean Princess, which used the “magic pipe” to dump untreated pollution into the ocean, is scheduled to make seven visits to Bar Harbor this summer and one to Portland. Read More
Auburn will open bids this month for the next phase of a $3.5 million project to revitalize a waterfront area known as New Auburn. Read More
Having been told that Maine lobstermen will have to reduce the number of vertical fishing lines in the water by half, officials are beginning the complicated process of trying to figure out how to achieve that goal. Read More
