The festival will not be held this holiday season because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Maine grants $105 million to small employers; some say it’s not enough
About 2,300 organizations received funds as part of a state program to stabilize struggling businesses and nonprofits, but over 1,300 applications were denied.
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Northern Light Health caught up in data breach
The health care organization said it was affected when an online service provider’s information was stolen earlier this year.
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Maine economic recovery grants attract fewer applicants than expected
The state will award up to $100,000 to qualified applicants, but small organizations aren’t sure how much they stand to receive and some businesses feel they were shut out of the $200 million program.
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Months after massive data breach, Maine nonprofits still notifying donors
A ransomware attack on online fundraising software provider Blackbaud’s electronic files has affected thousands of nonprofits around the country.
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Agencies worried about tepid response to Maine emergency grant program
Local economic development agencies suspect many small businesses and nonprofits are unaware of the $200 million program, or don’t know how to apply.
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Portland’s Immigrant Welcome Center gets interim leader after founder’s death
Shima Kabirigi, a founding member of the nonprofit organization, will take on the role previously held by Alain Jean Claude Nahimana, who died in June.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville nonprofit reopens business public recycling center
The organization — Give IT. Get IT. — collects computers, electronics from businesses, recycles material and refurbishes machines for community agencies and others.
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Dozens of Maine nonprofits to get help serving vulnerable
The John T. Gorman Foundation is providing $700,000 to 43 nonprofit groups.
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BikeMaine cancels its annual cycle around the state
The organization said it was impossible to host the event safely in the middle of a pandemic.