L.L.Bean opened its largest tent yet on Jan. 15, in this case to serve as temporary retail space during renovations of the flagship store in Freeport. COURTESY / L.L.BEAN L.L.Bean, the Freeport-based ...

Renys aims to open a store in Augusta this fall at 152 Western Ave., in a space formerly occupied by Big Lots. PHOTO / KEITH LUKE Less than three months after Renys opened a store in Waterville, the ...

The Gifford's Ice Cream stand in Farmington was located at 293 Main St. PHOTO / COURTESY, GIFFORD'S ICE CREAM Gifford’s Ice Cream is closing one of its oldest ice cream shops, in Farmington, citing ...

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’s Coffee ...

“Sensing the Coast: An Art-Science Collaboration” will be on view starting July 10 in Building 13 of the Pepperell Mill Campus.

2026 college graduate Cash McClure, who scored several branding deals during his time at Bentley University, is back in Maine hosting youth basketball clinics. PHOTO / JIM NEUGER ...

Taiwanese bubble tea chain Gong Cha opened a franchised location at 200 Running Hill Road, becoming the brand’s first location in Maine.

We had fun checking in with a handful of Maine business leaders about their early job experiences — and learned that while their first jobs may have appeared to have had no connection to their ...

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The Maine Mariners have leased 3,749 square feet of second-floor office space at 480 Congress St. (three-story building at left) in Portland. PHOTO / COURTESY THE DUNHAM GROUP Every week in the ...

Bangor Bancorp, the holding company for the largest Maine-based bank, posted net income more than double that of a year ago. For the fiscal year ended March 31, the bank firm had net income of $30.2 ...

The museum shows the legacy of the region’s shoemaking and textile producing industries. The collection includes exhibits and 10,000 artifacts.