A Houlton business owner acquired a century-old movie theater business and the building in which it’s housed in two deals that wrapped up earlier this month. Northern Maine Media Inc ...

With four new business startups in its 2025 cohort, the Bangor-based Scratchpad Accelerator program has made some programming tweaks to help participants level up. The four-month program, which ...

L.L.Bean, the Freeport-based clothing and outdoor gear maker and retailer, opened its largest "camping tent" on Jan. 15 to serve as temporary retail space during the renovations of its flagship store.

As president and CEO of the Maine Development Foundation, a nonprofit on a mission to build a better Maine, Yellow Light Breen has his finger on the pulse of the state’s economy. Whenever he ...

A fast-growing Portland engineering firm, whose projects range from a Buddhist temple to affordable housing and stormwater infrastructure, found a much-needed larger space for its headquarters.

The state of Maine has been tackling climate change for decades. Maine is well-poised to continue that work, says Gayle Zydlewski, director of Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of ...

Knickerbocker Group, a designer and builder of high-end homes and commercial spaces, has promoted Marta Peters to chief financial officer. Peters will succeed Peter Dusseault, who has served the ...

Higher interest rates and a tight housing market didn't slow down Portland's housing market in 2024.. Benchmark Real Estate, in its year-in-review report, says the number of homes sold rose by 15. ...

If “location, location, location” is indeed the standard for desirable housing, 45 Dougherty Court in Portland’s Libbytown, promises to knock that maxim out of the park for young families.

Moose Island Marine Supply in downtown Eastport, is transitioning to its next chapter with the sale of the business from its founder, Dean Pike, to Matt Lacasse, a former student and employee of ...

Wide-ranging tariffs proposed by President-elect Donald Trump could potentially put a damper on Maine’s otherwise “sturdy” economy, Maine State Economist Amanda Rector told a Mainebiz forum ...

The retail and restaurant business has certainly had its fair share of ups and downs. In the past couple of months, several restaurants and big chain retailers have closed or filed for bankruptcy.