Business interests say that Multnomah County’s tax on high income earners to pay for free universal preschool is prompting those payers to leave. Data suggests otherwise. The number of households payi...
Although this is a big week for the Maine Irish Heritage Center, our commitment to the public good goes well beyond the celebration of St. Patrick. Eric C. Brown, Ph.D., is executive director of the M...
Maine Surfers Union owner Charlie Fox is closing his business this week so he can spend more time with his family and explore a new career. PORTLAND — Charlie Fox chose the name Maine Surfers Union fo...
With the closure of the bakery, which was attached to the dessert bar he closed in February, the business is entirely shuttered. One month after announcing the closure of dessert bar Gross Confection ...
Maine’s catch of lobsters has declined for the fourth straight year as the industry continued to grapple with soaring business costs, inflation and a changing ocean. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s cat...
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s catch of lobsters declined for the fourth straight year, state fishing regulators said Friday, as the industry continued to grapple with soaring business costs, inflation and...
The bakery side of the business, however, is set to expand. Gross Confection Bar has announced on social media that it will shut down its nighttime business as acocktail and plated dessert bar. The la...
Please spare us the trumpeting of donations in lieu of closing or, worse, the cringeworthy insistence on the value of your open business as a ‘safe space.’ I don’t envy the position many P...
The newspaper closed on Jan. 30, citing “changing technology” and the loss of revenue. The Skanner, Portland’s dominant Black-owned newspaper, shuttered on Jan. 30. The newspaper was founded in 1975 b...
Operations in the state may have ended, but not without leaving a lasting mark on local retailers. Quincy Hentzel is president and CEO of the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce. Shanna Cox is presi...
