Renee Cordes

1 week ago | mainebiz.biz | Renee Cordes

Verrill, a Portland-based law firm with big plans for Bangor, has added several more hires from Eaton Peabody including Managing Partner Michael A. Hodgins. Eaton Peabody, a Bangor-based firm, is winding down its operations. File photo / Courtesy of Verrill Scott Anderson Scott Anderson, Verrill’s managing partner, said that there is pressure on established firms in Maine to grow given the increasing number of senior attorneys retiring and difficulties in recruiting younger professionals.

1 week ago | mainebiz.biz | Renee Cordes

Four months after completing a solar project in Bristol on Maine’s midcoast, Houston-based EDP Renewables North America LLC said it has started operating a facility in Bar Harbor. The company did not disclose its investment in Bar Harbor, only that the project supported 50 local jobs during the project supported 50 local jobs during development and construction.

1 week ago | mainebiz.biz | Renee Cordes

As Portland-based IT firm Tilson seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company has enlisted an investment bank to sell the business. The company, led by CEO Darrell Ingram since January 2024, builds fiber and wireless networks with 600 employees nationwide, including 67 in Maine. Tilson filed for bankruptcy protection in late May after its largest client cancelled its contracts.

3 weeks ago | mainebiz.biz | Renee Cordes

Summer may be high season for food trucks, but how about a truck selling reading material? Tha's the plan for the Kinetic Bookshop, which Jill Conner is getting ready to roll out. The 37-year-old said it will be a bookstore on wheels. The first-time entrepreneur, who returned to Maine with her husband in 2022 after 16 years in Chicago and now lives in the Waldo County town of Belmont, works part-time at the Camden National Library. With her new business, she aims to raise funds for local libraries.

3 weeks ago | mainebiz.biz | Renee Cordes

Ensuring employees' health and safety not only keeps them more engaged, but also boosts productivity and improves the bottom line. That was one of the central themes of the Mainebiz Health Care Forum in Freeport on Wednesday. More than 100 people attended the discussion about workplace well-being moderated by Kim Anania, president and CEO of KMA Human Resources Consulting. Anania said mental health shapes how individuals handle stress, relate to others and make choices.