On the surface, Maine’s labor pool looks like a puddle of stagnant water. Unemployment is at historically low levels, and only 100 new jobs are projected through 2026 statewide, creating an impression of a withering Maine economy. But that placid surface is deceiving, say recruiters, staffing agencies and state officials. Just under the surface is […]

Opponents of Central Maine Power’s proposal to build a high-voltage transmission line through Maine urged lawmakers on March 8 to order state environmental regulators to consider the project’s impacts on greenhouse gas emissions. Dozens testified on both sides of a bill that would direct the Department of Environmental Protection to study the “total net effect” […]

A Boston investment firm has made an offer to buy Saddleback Mountain, pledging to invest $25 million to $30 million after the sale to help restart the Rangeley ski resort, which has been closed for four years. Some details of the Arctaris Impact Fund’s offer to the Berry family, which owns the property, was included […]

On Friday, March 8, the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber held the 2019 SMMC Annual Awards Dinner presented by One River CPAs and Mechanics Savings Bank.  It was a beautiful evening at the new St. John’s Community Center in Brunswick with 175 business leaders enjoying food and drink from The Odd Duck while the chamber honored […]

In a tiny house at the corner of routes 9 and 115, Krista Desjarlais creates colorful cuisines that continue to garner national attention. The owner of Purple House bakery – known in part for its Montreal-style bagels and ornate pizzas made by a wood-fired oven – is a semifinalist for the 2019 James Beard Foundation […]

Kate Rydell first entered the craft beer world because, amongst her male friends, she didn’t want to be “the chick who only drinks Bud Light.” The more she learned, the more interested she became, and now she is one of several women in Brunswick and around the state making a living in the business of […]

When Shawn Thiboutot started his gym in 2008, he had lofty goals for his business, but even he couldn’t have imagined what would happen. CrossFit 321, on Park Drive in Topsham, has more than 200 active members who work out in the warehouse-sized facility seven days a week starting at 5 a.m. Thiboutot, the founder […]

It’s a little tried and true on bottom, a little millennial on top. L.L.Bean announced Thursday that it had partnered with another company for the first time for a new twist on its classic Bean Boot, working with the Maine startup Flowfold to replace the boot’s leather uppers with the tough sailcloth that Flowfold is […]