Build Homes Build Community is a statewide group of business leaders, nonprofits, trade associations and others that will advocate for pro-housing policies and encourage Mainers to support home construction in their communities.
portland regional chamber of commerce
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Why is unemployment so low in Maine, and what does it mean?
Everything from housing and industry booms to fewer job-seekers and the state’s status as the oldest in the nation has contributed to a run of low jobless rates, experts say.
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Maine business owners raise alarm about tariff impacts
Companies and their customers are canceling projects, delaying expansions and struggling to make sense of Trump’s ever-changing tariff actions.
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Bill would offer more accurate data on number of homes built in Maine
LD 1184 would help housing advocates track progress in building 84,000 new homes by 2030.
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Maine businesses recognize Indigenous Peoples Day in different ways
Five years after the state changed the October holiday from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day, some businesses are giving workers the day off while others are trying to foster greater cultural awareness.
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Maine’s first Black chamber of commerce takes shape amid mixed reactions
Joshua Brister, owner of a semipro women’s basketball team, has launched the Maine Black Chamber of Commerce to promote interests of the state’s Black-owned businesses.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Confronting the housing shortage, the economic challenge of our time
The Portland Regional Chamber and Maine Equal Justice are united in support of L.D. 2003, which can help ensure more Mainers have safe, affordable places to live.
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People & Business: May 19
Rosemont Market & Bakery opening new location Rosemont Market & Bakery has just come aboard as the newest tenant at Thompson’s Point in Portland, with a projected opening date of early summer. The grab-and-go market with seating for the lunch crowd will occupy one-half of the space, with a full-service wine bar occupying the large […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
People & Business: May 19
Rosemont Market & Bakery opening new location Rosemont Market & Bakery has just come aboard as the newest tenant at Thompson’s Point in Portland, with a projected opening date of early summer. The grab-and-go market with seating for the lunch crowd will occupy one-half of the space, with a full-service wine bar occupying the large […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Don’t use generations long gone to judge character of our neighbors today
If the Portland Regional Chamber of the 1920s colluded with the KKK, that was wrong. But today’s Chamber is committed to advancing racial equity and justice, its board chair says.