Just out of college, Joe Capozza III worked for a while outside of his family’s business, Capozza Floor Covering Center in Portland. “Every time I’d learn or experience something in the jobs ...

At Elm City Photo in Waterville, John and Celine Goodine run a second-generation business without a third-generation succession plan. The company’s roots go back to World War II, when John’s ...

Family dynamics are just the tip of the iceberg of what family-owned businesses deal with on a daily basis. Three family-owned food businesses Mainebiz spoke with — Gifford’s Ice Cream in ...

A Portland developer on Tuesday called off a zoning change request that would have allowed the creation of over 1,000 units of housing, including 100 affordable residences, along South Portland ...

The bond’s approval came as leaders in Maine’s $3 billion outdoor recreation economy have been reviewing damage to trails and access roads from extreme storms last winter. In some areas ...

As former President Donald Trump cruised to an unexpectedly easy election victory that will return him to the White House, Maine voters on Tuesday generated few surprises. Voters appeared to have ...

Brunswick-based PhytoSmart Inc., which makes an algae-derived "superfood" for pets, plans to join forces with Cellana Inc., a San Diego company. Under an agreement announced last week, PhytoSmart ...

Since the Maine Technology Institute was founded by the Maine Legislature 25 years ago, the nonprofit has awarded $372 million across more than 4,000 projects. As the organization starts a new ...

Maine Ocean Farms in Freeport has a mission to embrace new technologies and materials that can drive positive environmental change and support local economic growth. That includes acquiring a ...

The Jackson Laboratory, a nonprofit biomedical research institution in Bar Harbor, has developed a high-tech system for monitoring mice the lab uses to study human disease. The lab has partnered ...

Northern Light CA Dean Hospital in Greenville is offering a free training program for people who want to pursue a career as a certified nursing assistant. Certified nursing assistants support ...

Bar Harbor Wealth Management, a subsidiary of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, has hired Suzanne Moffatt as senior vice president, senior wealth manager. In this role, the firm said in a news release ...