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Whit Richardson
Hi, there. I'm a journalist and writer based in Portland, Maine, who's been covering the Maine business landscape for more than a decade. I did my fair share of covering paper mills and lobsters, but naturally gravitated to stories about innovative companies that, while based in Maine, sought to serve national and global markets by leveraging technology.
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0Chimani a semi-finalist for Startup of the Year contest
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Chimani, the Portland-based developer of mobile app travel guides for national parks, will compete in San Francisco next month in Tech.Co’s Startup of the…
Portland’s CashStar acquired for $175M
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CashStar, the Portland-based tech company that was a pioneer in the digital gift card space, has been acquired by Calif.-based Blackhawk Network for $175…
Founder Forum: Bill Keleher of Kennebec River Biosciences
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[Editor’s Note: Founder Forum, a weekly interview with a startup founder in Maine, is sponsored by the Maine Technology Institute. Read more about MSI’s sponsored-content…
MTI seeks feedback on what to do with $45M
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The Maine Technology Institute is receiving $45 million as a result of the $50 million bond referendum that voters approved in June and wants to gather…
Investor interest drives Redd to increase offering, pulls in $2M in oversubscribed round
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Redd, the Brunswick-based energy bar company, has raised roughly $2 million in equity capital—approximately $500,000 more than it initially expected to raise. The investment…
Municipay, Vets First Choice among 12 Maine companies on the 2017 Inc. 5,000 list
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Twelve Maine companies landed on Inc. magazine’s 2017 list of the 5,000 fastest growing privately held companies. Among those that made the list are…
Vets First Choice makes Inc. 5,000 list, reveals 2016 revenue of $83.3M
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Vets First Choice, the Portland-based company that provides online pharmacy services for veterinarian practices, made $83.3 million in revenue in 2016, according to a…
Founder Forum: Kevin Strange of Novo Biosciences
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[Editor’s Note: Founder Forum, a weekly interview with a startup founder in Maine, is sponsored by the Maine Technology Institute. Read more about MSI’s sponsored-content…
Bangor startup accelerator relaunches with a focus on female founders
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Scratchpad Accelerator, which launched in Bangor in 2015 and worked with a single cohort of four startups before taking a two-year hiatus, is relaunching…