Maine business

Published
April 4, 2019

Bateau Brewing headed for summertime debut in Gardiner

The craft brewery, located in the historic Dingley Block on Water Street, will expand the reach of a growing economic sector into southern Kennebec County.
Published
April 2, 2019

Publisher folds Portland Phoenix but hopes ads for legal pot can revive it

The alternative weekly, the last survivor in what was once a group of four Phoenix publications, stopped publication in February.
Published
April 2, 2019

Newspaper that serves Maine’s immigrant community launches website

The free newspaper prints 10,000 copies a month, which are distributed through 200 locations.
Published
February 14, 2019

Medical marijuana dispensary sales in Maine drop for 2nd straight year

The dispensary owners attribute the decline to increased and unfair competition that forces them to cut prices, driving down revenue even more.
Published
September 12, 2018

New law lets some Maine veterans skip course work and take nursing exam

Those hoping to be fast-tracked and become LPNs must have served in a medical corps, spent at least 12 months providing bedside patient care and left the military with an honorable discharge.
Published
May 9, 2018

Portland’s shipping link helps Yarmouth firm import Finnish speedboats

East Coast Yacht Sales plans to bring in 60 uniquely designed Axopar vessels and be the exclusive retailer from Maine to Maryland.
Published
April 1, 2018

Dine Out Maine: Bite Into Maine Commissary, Highroller Lobster Co.

These two lobster roll specialists are both good.
Published
February 20, 2018

Health care costs, starting wage split sides in contract talks at Hannaford distribution center

Hundreds of workers at the South Portland warehouse threaten to strike if necessary, which would compromise a network that supplies scores of supermarkets in New England.
Published
February 4, 2018

Week in review: Idexx revenues rise; salmon farm planned

Also, a door opens for a Central Maine Power project, and a marijuana moratorium is spiked.
Published
February 4, 2018

Letter to the editor: Small businesses need clear rules; are you listening, Congress?

It is rare these days to hear about Congress supporting constituents. I am not alone in the disappointment I feel when I repeatedly see our members of Congress vote against policies that would help locally owned businesses in Maine grow and succeed. Succeeding as a small-business owner in today’s environment is challenging. While technology and […]