The UMaine Business Challenge, Maine’s largest student business plan competition, has landed a major corporate sponsor that will secure its future for at least…
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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0Awards, straight talk on menu at Maine Venture Fund annual dinner
The Maine Venture Fund held it annual dinner on Monday evening in Freeport, offering the fund a chance to thank its board and portfolio companies.…
Good To-Go expands, adds jobs, to keep up with demand
Good To-Go, the Kittery-based maker of dehydrated meals designed to give hikers and other outdoor adventurers gourmet meals on the trail, recently completed a…
Maine Startups Insider partners with Venture Hall
Maine Startups Insider and Venture Hall have reached a partnership agreement that will leverage the capabilities of each to better support Maine’s startup community.…
After reaching important milestone, CourseStorm prepares to ramp up
CourseStorm, a startup in Orono that provides course-registration software to education organizations, recently reached a significant milestone: It now has more than 100,000 students…
Maine Accelerates Growth begins giving with $70K in grants
Maine Accelerates Growth, a nonprofit organization focused on fostering a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in Maine, on Thursday announced the recipients in its…
Maine Technology Institute in August awarded more than $55K to tech companies
The Maine Technology Institute awarded $55,785 in grants to seven Maine companies in August 2016. This round of funding is helping companies leveraging technology…
Baseball Hall of Fame turns to Portland co. to preserve Babe Ruth’s scrapbooks
You can now browse Babe Ruth’s scrapbooks online thanks to HistoryIT, a Portland technology company that helps museums digitize their collections. When the National…
New startup pitch competition launches in York County
Entrepreneurs in York County will have the chance to test their pitching skills at a new event series that begins next month. Pitch York County,…
Bangor Savings Bank acquires Buoy Local
Bangor Savings Bank has acquired Buoy Local, the nearly three-year-old Portland startup that built a business around selling buy-local gift cards. The businesses were scheduled…