BRUNSWICK — Brunswick-based RAS Corporation has been awarded its first Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award in the amount of $150,000 for the purpose of eliminating environmental waste from marine, on-shore aquaculture. Only a select number of companies nationwide are awarded SBIR grants from the National Science Foundation. Phase I of this project will determine […]

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Governor’s Award for Business Excellence. “The Governor’s Award for Business Excellence showcases business innovation and spirit that has earned Maine a reputation for topquality workmanship, service and a commitment to excellence,” DECD Commissioner George Gervais said in a […]

FREEPORT — The L.L. Bean board of directors recently approved the 2012 Charitable Giving Program of $1.5 million in community grants. The gifts, ranging from $500 to $25,000, will be dispersed to more than 200 nonprofit organizations before the end of L.L. Bean’s fiscal year in February. The majority of the giving is to national, […]

LISBON — Enterprise Trenchless Technologies, Inc. (ETTI), a directional drilling and utility construction contractor in Lisbon Falls, has been nominated by Equipment World Magazine and Caterpillar Equipment for 2013 Contractor of the Year. A group of 12 contractors from across the country are chosen each year as finalists. Of those finalists, only one company will […]

A s the easternmost port in the United States, Eastport is the closest deep water port to European markets. That geographical reality has been driving operations at the Eastport Port Authority since it was established in 1977 and greatly expanded in 1998. That expansion facilitated significant growth in cargo operations, which now include shipments of […]

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: In a recent survey by Charity Navigator Blog, they asked charities “what percentage of annual contributions from individuals does your charity receive at year-end (roughly speaking the time from Thanksgiving to New Year’s)?” While the answers ranged from 0 percent to 100 percent, on average, charities receive 41 percent of their annual contributions […]

PORTLAND — Maine Youth Leadership recently announced that five individuals have been appointed to the organization’s board of directors. They include: Amey Leadley is a consultant with KMA Consulting, specializing in human resources, training and development. She is a graduate of Colby College with a B.A. in psychology and has a M. Ed from the […]