In all, Bangor Daily News staff took home 48 awards for their writing, photography, design and advertising. Read More
The top three Maine-based banks continue to boost their assets. Read More
Fewer single-family homes were sold in Maine this September compared to the same month in 2017, but sale prices remained high, figures released Friday showed. Read More
The unemployment rate in Maine ticked up a slight 0.1 percentage point in September, making the Pine Tree State one of only four states in the nation to see higher unemployment, new government statistics released Friday show. Read More
The debate about whether Central Maine Power should be able to pipe hydroelectricity from Canada to Massachusetts through a new 145-mile transmission line corridor in western Maine boiled over this week. Read More
Business Events
PORTLAND — Join the nonprofit Maine Technology Users Group’s for their 2nd annual Security Breakfast presentation “Security & the People Risk” from 7:30-9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 327 Commercial Street. Frank Appunn, Maine InfraGard Members Alliance, and IT & Security Professor/Consultant, Thomas College, discusses how enterprises can reduce one… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Anchorspace Bar Harbor and YWCA MDI are hosting the Women Owned Business Expo from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 at 36 Mount Desert Street. Join us for a morning of breakfast treats and get to know the women owned businesses of… Read More
WATERVILLE — Thomas College and Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce will host its November Business Breakfast about Keys to Building and Engaging a Passionate Team that Gets Results. The breakfast will be held on Thursday, November 8, from 7:15 to 9:00 a.m. in the Spann Student Commons Summit Room… Read More
ROME — Over the past week, more than 450 middle school and high school students from across the state met up with Maine employers at JMG’s Leadership Education Conference in Rome, Maine. The overnight conference gives students the opportunity to practice and demonstrate career skills that are in… Read More
Despite some towns in Maine dropping their recycling programs because of skyrocketing costs, a Maine island community is upgrading and streamlining its recycling process by offering single-sort recycling. Read More
“The marina comes up constantly in conversations with people." Read More
"If this continues to get worse, beers are going to be more of a luxury for people and less and less people are going to be able to afford it and enjoy it." Read More
Acadia National Park is offering a pretty good deal for firewood, with a few catches. Read More
From 2012 to 2017, Maine residential customers have spent $95.3 million more with private sellers, a market dominated by Electricity Maine, when compared with the standard offer. Read More
Monday’s submission comes in response to a PUC order issued in July for a general rate investigation. CMP’s distribution rates were last reset in 2014. Read More
Kmart is the only large retailer in the far northern Maine town of about 4,000 people. Read More
If its charter is approved, Maine Harvest Credit Project claims it will become the first credit union in the country to lend only to farmers and food entrepreneurs. Read More
Bangor startup Mobile Price Card Inc. said Monday it plans to more than double its workforce during the next six months. Read More
River herring once appeared headed to the endangered species list, but they're now starting to turn up in rivers and streams at a rate that fishing regulators say is encouraging. Read More
After 24 years in downtown Bangor, Tesoro Pizzeria & Restaurant owners Fortunata and Rocco Agrusa are ready to toss their last pizza. Read More
With today’s data overloads, high school students and teachers will get a leg up on understanding the numbers behind well water contaminated with arsenic that leaches out of bedrock in Maine and New Hampshire. Read More
L.L.Bean and five Maine craft breweries are collaborating to release outdoor-inspired, small batch craft beer to coincide with the outdoor retailer’s latest small batch of boots made in Maine. Read More
Ecommerce patterns are changing at an ever-accelerating pace. Innovative technologies and its functionalities underlie much of the change. Today, we are seeing the shift towards social media apps. Social media presents a huge opportunity for ecommerce sector. Majority of the social media users in recent days are noted… Read More
Whole Oceans is a Portland-based company planning to build initially a $75 million land-based aquafarm to raise Atlantic salmon. Read More
Only 70 percent of Maine’s workers earn enough to cover basic monthly expenses plus save a little for the future, a new study found. Read More
Following a nationwide decline, Maine has seen the number of foreclosures decline steadily over the past year. Read More
The winning bid was briefly listed on the auction website, where the building is now listed as “sold.” Read More
The 125-year-old retailer has been hit particularly hard as brick-and-mortar stores have struggled to maintain massive showrooms and compete with e-commerce giants. Read More
Rockland-based software developer Nate Davis thought there was something missing from cryptocurrency: an incentive to use it for social good. Read More
