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After 7 months in business, a Saco coffee shop with Colorado roots closes its doors
After seven months of doing business in Saco, Ziggi’s Coffee, a franchise company that started in Colorado, has closed its sole Maine coffee shop. Brandon Knudsen, co-founder and CEO of Ziggi ...
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At last, $25M Portland Harbor dredging project gets underway next month
It’s long overdue and taken years to begin, but the dredging of Portland Harbor will finally move forward this winter, with the construction of a “confined aquatic disposal" cell ...
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The ‘family-owned’ brand can be an important marketing tool
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 ...
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Exit focus: The good, the bad and the unnerving about selling a family business in Maine
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 ...
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While Maine’s family-owned businesses are facing challenges, one thing is keeping them going
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 ...
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Colby College launches laboratory training in public policy
Days after the U.S. presidential election, Colby College in Waterville announced plans to establish a Public Policy Lab to combine classroom study with experiential learning. Funded with a $5 ...
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Midcoast-based Horch Roofing expands Downeast with Hancock acquisition
A roofing company headquartered in Knox County scooped up an industrial property in Hancock to grow its Downeast market. Warren-based Horch Roofing acquired 477 Washington Junction Road from ...
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EXIT Realty launches agent coaching platform
EXIT Realty New England, which has offices in Wells and Shapleigh, launched a coaching platform designed to help real estate agents throughout their careers. The initiative was created by EXIT ...
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Spectrum Healthcare spinning off division, half of which may be acquired for $16M
A group of physicians from one of southern Maine's largest outpatient health care providers is going independent, with a new name and potentially a new co-owner from outside the state. Spectrum ...
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On the Record: MTI’s Brian Whitney aims to promote inclusive entrepreneurship, update strategic plan
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 ...
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5 underused strategies to improve your tax position
The end of another year is upon us, and before it comes to a close, now is the time to get organized and identify strategies to reduce your state and federal tax burden. What follows are more ...
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Luxury condo project breaks ground in Portland’s West End
Ground has broken for a nine-unit complex of luxury townhouses and condominiums to be built at 53 Carleton St. in Portland’s West End neighborhood. Called Carleton West, the project is a ...