Dirigo Labs, a startup business accelerator based in Waterville, has named two executives-in-residence to help drive innovation in the fast-growing clean technology field. Bob Martin, former ...

After launching the world's largest 3D printer in 2019, the University of Maine this week showed off one that's even larger. The new printer, dubbed Factory of the Future 1.0, was unveiled at the ...

The University of New England said Thursday that it has hired Norm O’Reilly as the inaugural dean for UNE's new College of Business, effective July 1. O’Reilly most recently served as dean ...

Elise Baldacci is leaving her role as deputy chief of staff for Gov. Janet Mills to serve as president of the Maine Credit Union League, becoming its first woman leader. Baldacci, who worked early ...

A much-debated proposal that would allow the Portland Museum of Art to raze real estate it owns next door — the first step in the PMA's planned $100 million expansion — will go to the ...

Sargent Corp., a 100% employee-owned general contractor headquartered in Old Town with operations throughout the eastern U.S. seaboard, received an Associated General Contractors of Maine-Build ...

I recently spoke to a group of ninth-graders at Lewiston High School, and I was surprised by one revelation. Most of the students have never read a newspaper, or watched broadcast news. Imagine that!

Five central Maine organizations are banding together to support local entrepreneurs and encourage innovation through a series of business-pitch contests this spring. The groups — Dirigo Labs ...

Maine's food system is getting a boost in financing capacity from a $2.8 grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The grant comes through USDA’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative.

Brewer construction manager Nickerson & O’Day Inc. is coming down the home stretch on construction of an $8 million Penobscot Nation Community Center in Penobscot County. The center is at 12 ...

HighByte, a Portland-based provider of industrial software, has just raised $12 million in venture funding to use for research and development and other purposes. The Series A round, announced ...

Uprise Partners, an information technology and cybersecurity solutions provider based in Portland, has appointed Nancy Mather as the firm's chief operating officer. Mather has more than two ...