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Nurses at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center in Portland recently ratified a new contract that includes a 21% pay increase over three years and measures to guard against workplace violence. The contract ...

The Vic Firth Co. factory in Newport will be picking up 14 new jobs due to its parent company's purchase of an Illinois-based company whose production work will be moved to Maine. COURTESY / VIC FIRTH ...

Maine’s only Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has closed permanently after nearly 15 years. The restaurant chain told Mainebiz in a statement on Wednesday that the South Portland location struggled to ...

Pine State Trading Co., a family-owned leading Maine wholesale beverage distributor, has made one new hire and moved one employee into a key leadership position. Garrett Grunewald PINE STATE TRADING ...

Less than three months after an acquisition in Texas, South Paris-based precision-parts manufacturer Precinmac LP is expanding closer to home with the purchase of Westfield, Mass.-based Advance Mfg.

More than a year after Gorham Savings and Maine Community banks agreed to join forces, the two have merged to form an entity with nearly $3 billion in assets and 21 branches across three counties. The ...

A Casco Bay island that is part of the municipality of Chebeague Island and was listed for $10.5 million has been sold for $7 million, according to public records. The deal for the 86-acre Hope Island ...

The Gorges Grant Hotel includes two hotel buildings that date back to 1986, plus employee housing and 112 paved parking spots. COURTESY / DAIGLE COMMERCIAL GROUP INC. After acquiring the 249-room ...

The 42,000-square-foot center features dedicated spaces and advanced technology to support the growing needs of pets, including cancer treatment, cardiology and ophthalmology, and will be open 24 ...

The city of Portland is developing a GIS-based mapping tool with the goal of better understanding how sea level rise will impact the shoreline. The process involves collecting data about a variety of ...

Aidan Salisbury, co-founder and CEO of Latis Materials, is flanked by Maggie Leone (left) and Vicki Alward, both with Skowhegan Savings Bank. PHOTO / COURTESY TODD HOPKINS PHOTOGRAPHY A Saco startup ...