Ever since Carol Noonan and Jeff Flagg opened Stone Mountain Arts Center in the woods of Brownfield in 2006, the barn-turned performance venue has been attracting world class musicians, and an audience, from well beyond western Maine. Noonan, a singer-songwriter, and Flagg, a former commercial fishing net builder, moved
As principals at NewHeight Group, Susan Morris and Chip Newell have a direct hand in the development of Portland. “We aim, in a small way, to support business growth in Portland and create a sense of community along the way,” says Morris of the duo’s condominium projects, 118
The first time Christiane Northrup saw a birth as a medical student, she was so moved that she decided to dedicate her life to women’s health, first as an OB/GYN and later as a teacher and writer. When she first began practicing, Northrup found that many
After growing up in Somesville on Mount Desert Island and leaving the state for college, David MacDonald didn’t plan on returning. But he was struck by how much he missed Maine, so he came back and sought out work in land conservation. He started working at Maine
“I’m a better dreamer than a businessman,” says John Hathaway, CEO and president of Shucks Maine Lobster, but his business record is impressive. After opening companies all over the world, including a successful real estate development firm, Hathaway returned to his home state of Maine to open
After a British firm bought Putney, Inc., the veterinary product company Jean Hoffman founded, for $200 million in 2016, Hoffman wanted to recognize the team that made Putney successful. She gave $14,000 to every employee who had worked at the company for at least six
Cabot Lyman and his wife, Heidi, moved to Maine in 1978 with a plan to work in boatbuilding. At the time, Morse Boatbuilding Company in Thomaston was closing, so he inquired about renting space to work on a boat. When he found out
Fashion designer Adele Masengo Ngoy rose to prominence in southern Maine through her vibrantskillfully crafted styles and support of a growing design community in Portland. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ngoy attended fashion school and worked as a professor. When she came to Portland as a
Dr. Stephen D. Sears has spent his entire career in the public health field, from his time on the faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health to hospital administration at MaineGeneral Health and Mercy Hospital to serving as the state epidemiologist and now chief of staff
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