Laurie Schreiber

1 week ago | mainebiz.biz | Laurie Schreiber

Building on its strategic location in the middle of prime ski and trail country, numerous businesses have been opening, expanding or transitioning in the Oxford County town of Bethel. Some businesses closed during the pandemic. But the local economy is stable today, thanks to increasing tourism including downhill and cross-country skiing, hiking, biking, river activities, golfing and fishing, says Bobbi Vandenbulcke, executive director of the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce.

1 week ago | mainebiz.biz | Laurie Schreiber

Spurling Fitness, a personal training gym focused on adults age 50 and older, is expanding to Scarborough this summer with the purchase of space at 10 Market St., next to the entrance to the Downs, the 577-acre mixed-use development off U.S. Route 1. Build-out is underway for the 1,446-square-foot space and the goal is to open to “founding members” in late June and to the remaining memberships by mid-July, Doug Spurling, who founded the business, told Mainebiz.

1 week ago | mainebiz.biz | Laurie Schreiber

Keller Williams Realty has been attracting a growing number of wife-and-husband real estate teams across Maine. “As team leader of KW Maine, I’m proud to support and cultivate an environment where entrepreneurial couples can thrive,” said Brad Knowles of Keller Williams Realty Maine. The couples have a mix of backgrounds, according to a news release.

1 week ago | mainebiz.biz | Laurie Schreiber

Two Northern Light hospitals are on a list of 338 hospitals nationwide said to be at risk of reduced services, conversion or closing if Congress cuts funding for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. Northern Light said neither hospital is being considered for closure, but acknowledged financial pressures across the system and the health care industry overall. The list was included in a June 12 letter from a group of U.S. senators to the Trump administration and Republican leaders in Congress.

1 week ago | mainebiz.biz | Laurie Schreiber

The winery that became known in the 1980s for its vino made from wild blueberries is on the market for $1.795 million. Also said to be Maine’s oldest winery, Bartlett Maine Estate Winery was established in 1983 by Bob and Kathe Bartlett, whose fruit wines and spirits have won multiple awards through the years. The business has both a legacy and potential, said Kimberly Swan, whose Swan Agency Real Estate is representing the sellers.