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Signs that tariffs are damaging the business climate in Maine multiplied on Monday, with the owners of several small businesses offering firsthand accounts of rising prices, cancelled orders ...
Two first-time developers are planning a nine-lot single-family subdivision at 96 Harris Road in Cumberland. Jessie Pinkham Demers of Cumberland and Bernard Willimann of Yarmouth bought the 21 ...
The Boulos Co., headquartered in Portland, announced the promotion of Caitlin Burke to partner. Based in the firm’s Portsmouth, N.H., office, Burke works with clients in the New Hampshire and ...
Several Maine construction firms have made changes in their head offices over the past year as owners and longtime company presidents have either retired or stepped aside from day-to-day management.
Dutch fish farmer Kingfish Co. said it will continue planning for construction of a land-based aquaculture operation in Jonesport now that it’s won a court victory in Maine affirming the state ...
The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine has been notified that a three-year, $224,143 grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services has been cancelled. The Institute's ...
Maine hospitals are grappling with crippling costs, plummeting revenues and aging infrastructure, with many forced to cut services, delay critical investments and stretch resources beyond safe ...
Employee handbooks serve a valuable function within a business by creating clear guidance to employees (including managers) concerning the expectations within the workplace. If an employer fails ...
Global trade wars and market turmoil spell trouble for Maine’s breweries, according to the head of the Maine Brewers’ Guild. “In many cases Maine’s breweries have already seen costs rise ...
Many dairy producers in Maine have trouble finding the workforce they need to maintain sustainable operations. Could robots step in? The University of Maine recently unveiled a robotic milking ...
Fifteen years after founding Flowfold, Devin McNeill and Charley Friedman have sold the Gorham-based maker of high-performance wallets, bags and backpacks to Tempshield LLC, a Trenton-based ...
Two nonprofits have partnered to bank groundfish and scallop permits on behalf of Maine fishermen, with the idea of ensuring that current and future fishermen will be able to retain access to ...