(Reprint from Mainebiz 10/23/2015) - Nine companies are finalists for the Mainebiz "Fastest Growing Companies in Maine" awards. Read more »
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Chimani Closes New Financing Round Raising $745K (Chimani Press Release)
PORTLAND, ME (October 21, 2015) – Chimani, the leading national park mobile app developer, announced today it has closed $745K of Series A financing. The financing was provided by Maine Venture Fund, Maine Technology Institute, Maine Angels and individual investors including Steve King (Facebook employee #12). Read more »
NASA commits $6.5M to Gulf of Maine Research Institute for climate change education
(Reprint from Mainebiz 10/21/2015) - The Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland is receiving a $6.5 million grant from NASA to create a new educational program focused on science knowledge and problem-solving related to climate change. Read more »
Front Street Shipyard Partners with Norwegian Ferry Builder
BELFAST, ME - October 20, 2015 - Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine, is partnering with Brodene Aa in Hyen, Norway, to market, sell and build carbon fiber ferries throughout the United States under the new company name Arcadia Alliance. Read more »
Dagher to be Recognized as 2015 White House Transportation Champion of Change
(Reprint from the University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center Press Release) - On October 13, 2015, Dr. Habib Dagher, founding Director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, will be recognized as a “2015 White House Transportation Champion of Change.” Read more »
CashStar named as a best place to work in Maine for fifth consecutive year
(Reprint from Mainebiz Business Wire 10/8/2015) PORTLAND - CashStar, the industry-leading provider of prepaid commerce solutions, today announced it has been named as one of the Best Places to Work in Maine for the fifth consecutive year. Read more »
Dover-Foxcroft lands $240,000 grant for wood fiber cloth maker
(Reprint from Bangor Daily News 10/5/2015) DOVER-FOXCROFT - The town of Dover-Foxcroft has been awarded a $240,000 grant on behalf of a new manufacturing company that makes wood fiber cleaning cloths, the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development announced Friday. Read more »
Maine startup Rapport wins $100,000 investment from AOL founder Steve Case
(Reprint from Portland Press Herald 10/2/2015) - Rapport, a startup company in Portland that develops software to track sustainability, walked away with a check for $100,000 from AOL co-founder and billionaire Steve Case in an event that capped a daylong celebration of entrepreneurship in Maine. Read more »
Startups announced for AOL’s Steve Case pitch competition in Portland
(Reprint from Mainebiz 9/24/2015) - AOL founder Steve Case's investment company, Revolution, announced on Tuesday the eight Maine startups that will compete for a $100,000 investment during the company's upcoming pitch competition tour. Read more »
Jackson Laboratory receives $1.6 million grant to fund course offerings
(Reprint from Portland Press Herald 9/23/2015) - The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has made a four-year, $1.6 million grant to The Jackson Laboratory to expand its course offerings in mammalian genetics, genomics and associated technologies. Read more »