Some Emera Maine customers will be pleased when they open their electric bills next year to see a lower amount due. Read More
Bath Iron Works is sweetening the pot with a $500 stipend for participating students as the shipyard seeks to replace retiring skilled workers. Read More
A maple-sugaring operation, mountain bike trails and a mountain coaster are in the plans for Saddleback Mountain ski area, which has been sold to a Boston investment company, the resort’s new general manager said. Read More
Now that Bar Harbor voters this week have legalized the practice of renting out rooms in houses to visitors, the popular tourist town is pressing ahead with other measures aimed at making housing more available and affordable to year-round residents. Read More
A Boston investment fund has purchased Saddleback Mountain ski resort. Read More
Dean Foods filed for bankruptcy Tuesday amid a steep, decades-long drop-off in U.S. milk consumption blamed on soda, juices and, more recently, nondairy substitutes. Read More
The top 1 percent of American households have enjoyed huge returns in the stock market in the past decade, to the point that they control more than half of the equity in public and private companies. Read More
Business Events
Maine Technology Users Group to hold ‘5G Deployment Strategies, Capabilities, and Use Cases’ webinar
BRUNSWICK — Maine Technology Users Group will hold a webinare “5G Deployment Strategies, Capabilities and Uses Cases” 11 a.m.- 12 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 14 Main St. Joshua Broder, CEO of Tilson Technology Management, will describe 5G networks, their deliveryn and use cases, including field… Read More
BANGOR — How do businesses, labor and education organizations work together to tackle workforce development needs in Maine? When businesses and organizations work together to retain and recruit Maine workers, it can be a win-win. Hear from three workforce and business leaders who will share what… Read More
GORHAM — Gorham Savings Bank, a leading Southern Maine financial services institution, announced that Catherine Cloudman has been named to the bank’s board of directors effective Dec. 1. “Catherine brings a wealth of financial and business management experience from her time as an owner, chief financial… Read More
CUMBERLAND — Sevee & Maher Engineers is expanding its portfolio of services with the addition of Roy L. Dunn, a certified industrial hygienist, to its staff. Dunn has over 24 years of experience in the industrial hygiene field, which focuses on the protection of health and… Read More
One of the men behind MXA Fitness used to own a cheesecake business. Read More
Airport director Paul Bradbury said the upgrade is evidence of Portland International Jetport's solid financial standing. Read More
Quoddy, a moccasin maker started in 1947 by Anne and Jack Spiegel, at one time had 1,000 employees in Auburn and more than 30 retail stores. Read More
No moccasin pattern is exactly the same. Read More
Work Burnout is a term being with much more frequency now. Although not much work has been done to formally define the term the WHO stated that it is roughly defined as “a state of vital exhaustion conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has… Read More
The first is scheduled for Monday in Ellsworth, and it'll be followed by meetings Tuesday in Waldoboro and Wednesday in South Portland. Read More
The last 3-years have seen a rollercoaster ride for bitcoin. The world caught bitcoin fever in late 2017, with the advent of the bitcoin bubble. Some analysts called this event the biggest financial bubble in history, with the BTC price skyrocketing to $20,000 by the end… Read More
Among the dozen or so stands at the Bangor Farmers Market is a local bakery that serves up its organic cookies, breads, scones, bagels and more to market customers year-round. Read More
The move comes after national athletic retailer JackRabbit acquired Olympia Sports in early October. Read More
The agreement calls for any lumber from Maine to be cut and shipped by Maine workers. Read More
Are you thinking about launching an e-commerce store? Making money online through retailer products is an excellent way to create a steady income stream that grows into the future. Stocking your online storefront with products is one of the most challenging decisions… Read More
Happy Wheels, the roller-skating rink on Portland’s Warren Avenue, is closing. Read More
Central Maine Healthcare will begin sending cardiac physicians to rural Maine next month to treat patients at their own doctors’ offices. Read More
A company owned by Nobleboro oyster entrepreneur Brendan Parsons is applying for a new 20-year, 12.98-acre aquaculture lease in the Damariscotta River. Read More
While the center has already screened guests at some of its events — particularly concerts — the change is that it now plans to do so regularly for all types of events. Read More
No one is taking a bigger bite out of Portland’s food scene than the statewide labor shortage. Read More
The manager said the restaurant's lease was up in November and the rent was set to increase. Read More
Lobstermen would have to attach more traps to each fishing line they set a few miles or more offshore as part of a plan the state is proposing to reduce the amount of fishing line in the water and protect endangered right whales from entanglement. Read More
Following the lead of several other Maine towns and cities, Ellsworth is looking into working with a solar developer to build a solar energy farm on city-owned land that would produce power for the city. Read More
Maine's lobster catch is well behind last year's pace, with only weeks left in the season. Read More
