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Widgets, workers and wages: Maine manufacturers get more strategic about recruiting

From small businesses like Franklin Printing to larger players such as Puritan Medical Products and Bath Iron Works, Maine manufacturers are getting more strategic about recruiting and hiring as many of their older employees retire. ....

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On the Record: CEO of startup Tanbark talks about new type of packaging with heritage twist

Melissa LaCasse is the co-founder and CEO of Tanbark Molded Fiber Products, a sustainable packaging startup she runs from a North Yarmouth barn. ....

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Bixby Chocolate founder Kate McAleer talks about winning competitions — and customers

In 2011, McAleer had a great idea: break into the organic foods market with a good-for-you candy bar, a sector of the exploding industry that hadn’t yet been tapped. Not all great ideas for startups succeed, but hers did. ....

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Nobleboro startup that thinks outside the box crowned 'Greenlight Maine' winner

OpBox plans to use its $25,000 prize money to document and create content for its first OpBox Village, in South Boston, according to the company's co-founder, Ben Davis. ....

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Maine startups have a range of options when it comes to building a team

A roundup from the Mainebiz Startup Hub issue shows that while marshaling talent can be tough for new companies, there are various paths to success. ....

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