When asked, “What is happening in Skowhegan?” Sam Hight, dealer principal of Hight Family Dealerships, an economic developer and an active community member of Somerset County, enthusiastically ...

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.

Q: What’s going on with Beneficial Ownership Interest reporting? Is it on, or is it off? ACE advises: It is off. For now. The 2021 Corporate Transparency Act requires private businesses to file ...

Bar Harbor has seen political and legal challenges around cruise ship visitation in recent years, with several pending legal cases as the local conversation evolves. “The reductions in Bar ...

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Activities underway to advance Maine’s New Space industry include heightened interest from educators and overtures from out-of-state companies. “At the national level, we believe there will be ...

Maine’s $2.3 billion life sciences sector, which employed close to 10,000 people in 2024, will outpace the growth of many other industries in 2025, predicts Agnieszka Carpenter, executive ...

Maine is making headway in its electrification goals, with the big goal for 2025 being to facilitate the transition to heat pumps, says Michael Stoddard, executive director of Efficiency Maine.

The outlook is good for the continuation of affordable housing development. “We are as busy as we ever have been,” says Daniel Brennan, director of MaineHousing. “We had another incredibly ...

Alice Yardley, namesake of Alice Yardley Maine, a handcrafted leather brand, believes that the fashion industry is constantly “evolving.” As many companies continue outsourcing overseas ...

When it comes to residential real estate, the center of gravity may be shifting northward from pricey southern Maine, according to Dava Davin, CEO and owner of the Falmouth-based Portside Real ...

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.