L.L.Bean Inc. said this week it signed a wholesale deal with Von Maur Department Store, a Davenport, Iowa-based retail chain. Starting this fall, the Freeport outfitter’s merchandise ...

Innovation, rural revitalization, heritage industry and climate are the four focus areas of this year’s Governor's Award for Business Excellence. The Department of Economic and Community ...

Maine stands to gain thousands of new jobs if a federal tax deduction for small businesses becomes permanent, according to a study recently conducted by Ernst & Young and released by the National ...

A Brunswick capital management organization has received $65 million in federal money to deploy as tax credits for economic development projects in rural communities across Maine and nationwide.

Two years after its multimillion-dollar restoration, a hotel designed to evoke 1960s York Beach surf culture is going up for auction next month, along with another hotel and an undeveloped lot ...

Elmet Technologies LLC, a tungsten manufacturer in Lewiston, agreed to a collaboration with an Australian tungsten supplier that’s expected to strengthen the Western industrial base and supply ...

The Maine Port Authority has been busy in recent years with changes envisioned or underway at the state’s three major ports. But now the authority’s leadership has undergone a major change ...

In today’s competitive hiring market, employers are looking for ways to stand out. Job seekers want opportunities that allow them to grow professionally while also contributing to their ...

Fierce winter storms have created havoc for some of Maine's most iconic and longstanding landmarks, its lighthouses. Now Maine Preservation, a Yarmouth-based nonprofit, has included the state's ...

The Downeast Salmon Federation recently acquired a four-acre property on the west branch of the Narraguagus River in order to ensure permanent public access. The federation is gathering history ...

A longtime landmark for lobster lovers, Warren's Lobster House in Kittery, is going to the auction block next month. The 350-seat restaurant complex on the edge of the Piscataqua River ...

A 47,308-square-foot retail plaza in the Oxford County town South Paris was sold as a good value-add opportunity to a partnership of local investors. Cornwall Partners LLC bought 179 Main St. from ...