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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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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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Brunswick pet-health startup to be acquired by San Diego biotech
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 ...
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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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Maine voters OK'd a $30M bond for improving trails — now what?
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 ...
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In face of ongoing crisis, nonprofit Preble Street has found homes for 277 veterans in one year
Preble Street, a social service nonprofit headquartered in Portland, has made progress this year in its statewide effort to find homes for military veterans. The organization's Veterans Housing ...
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Looking to build a workforce, Northern Light offers free nursing training in Greenville
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 ...
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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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Jackson Lab partners with 'animal housing' firm on AI cage-monitoring system
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 ...
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Seacoast Half Marathon raises $120K for Kittery's Mainspring social service collective
The 19th annual Seacoast Half Marathon, held Oct. 27, raised more than $120,000 in proceeds, which have been donated to Mainspring, a social service collective opening soon in the Maine-New ...
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LifeFlight acquires Auburn building as part of ground transport expansion
LifeFlight of Maine’s plan to expand its critical care ground transport program includes the acquisition of an industrial building in Auburn. LifeFlight of Maine LLC bought 215 Rodman Road from ...