Marine algae for pet supplements? Startup rolls out commercial product

By Laurie Schreiber, Mainebiz   A Brunswick-based maker of marine plant-based nutritional supplements is now manufacturing and distributing its first commercial product. Field Phyto-Nutrients, based at Brunswick Landing’s TechPlace, is refining a production process that uses algae as raw material. FPN’s first commercial algae-based pet health supplement, SmartZYME, is now in commercial production and being…

TD Bank’s new regional chief focuses on growth, hiring

By Renee Cordes, Mainebiz Sheryl McQuade, TD Bank’s new regional president for northern New England, is aiming to expand the bank’s footprint on several fronts. They include being open to new brick-and-mortar locations, which TD refers to as “stores,” and adding commercial banking staff. “We are trying to grow that business, and it’s all about people,” the…

Maine Is the Best-Ever Vacation Spot

By Adam Rapoport, Editor in Chief, Bon Appétit “Wait, you’re going to Maine, too?” That was a common refrain in the halls of BA last week, as more than a few of us editors discovered that we had all basically planned the same 4th of July escape. You could attribute this coincidence to the fact that we named Portland…