Talking about his new potato planter, Jay LaJoie uses a matter-of-fact tone to describe technology that would have seemed like science fiction to previous generations of farmers. A GPS...

When Bob Jacobs, owner of Jacobs Glass Inc. in Winslow, set out to expand the window and glazing company he'd purchased in 2004, he faced two challenging business problems.

A bill to aid work force training, which includes about $5 million in state investments over two years, cleared the Maine Senate in a unanimous voice vote Wednesday.

In April, Matthew Qualey was named Maine's Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. His company, Qualey Granite & Quartz in Veazie, used a $200,000...