Turner said he and his partners, as well as the shipyard's 100-plus employees, were "grateful to everyone who's made Front Street Shipyard's growth possible since we started the yard in 2011." Read more »
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$6 million grant launches innovative genetic research at Bigelow Laboratory
Project to create jobs and develop new technologies in Maine, New Hampshire and Nevada Read more »
SaviLinx will expand in Mississippi with bricks-and-mortar call center
For the past four years, SaviLinx has managed its Mississippi workforce from a small facility in Hattiesburg. Read more »
South Paris’s Mingle Analytics merges with Utah’s SilverVue
Dan Mingle, founder of Mingle Analytics, has run a successful high-tech company from rural South Paris by spreading his employees around the state and elsewhere. Read more »
These Guys Are Not Selling Wallets for Beer Money Anymore
“It was very much your quintessential selling wallets for beer money for a very long time,” he said. “I can’t lie about it.” Read more »
UMaine Composites Center receives $500,000 to help boatbuilders incorporate 3D printing technology
The cluster brings together the expertise of UMaine researchers and marine industry leaders to further develop and commercialize 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, to benefit boatbuilders in the state. Read more »
Flowfold acquires Gorham building, plans November move
The building purchase, made by Flowfold Real Estate LLC, officially closed on Oct. 2. Terms of the acquisition were not immediately available. Read more »
Portland conduit for farm-to-table food supply is growing with the flow
Forager, a Portland startup that helps restaurants and grocers procure locally grown products, is now in six states with plans to roll out nationwide. Read more »
Mainers Send Their Elver Catch to Asia To Reach Market Size. Why Not Grow Eels Here?
Now, one Maine entrepreneur wants to add the value herself, growing eels to full size here — a first for the U.S. The startup, American Unagi, is showing early signs of success. Read more »
Vets First Choice gets approval for new HQ
The city's Planning Board OK'd a proposal for the facility at 12 Mountfort St., near the base of Munjoy Hill and about a half mile from the company's current headquarters at 7 Custom House St., Portland. Read more »