Freeport considers tax break for L.L. Bean headquarters expansion

The retailer is requesting a $10 million tax increment financing district that could help offset its future property tax costs and fund community projects.

L.L. Bean will expand its headquarters in Freeport instead of moving

Maine's most iconic business had contemplated a move from Freeport before deciding to increase its downtown footprint.

Maine retailers plug into online connections to boost their holiday sales

Many Maine companies are looking to the web to augment in-store sales even more than in recent years.

As attitudes, laws around working mothers evolve, BIW installs lactation facilities

To be in compliance with Maine state law, an employer must provide a space, other than a bathroom, for nursing mothers to express breast milk for up to 3 years after childbirth.

Zip! Thwap! Thud! The sounds of outdoor learning

Writer's aim is less than true, but the rewards are great for a day on the archery range.

Mark’s list of L.L.Bean adventures

The L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery Program offers a wide variety of activities you can go and do. Here's a list of things I would do, or I've already done, or I wouldn't do if you paid me in gold.

L.L. Bean heir and wife donate $1 million to Mercy Hospital

Leon L. Bean's grandson James Gorman and his wife, Maureen Gorman, contributed to the Portland hospital's $20 million relocation campaign.

Catch David Young & The Interstate Kings live at two locations Aug. 10

L.L. Bean to open first Canadian store

The new retail store is part of a larger expansion into America's northern neighbor.

Auburn Mayor Levesque buys former Peck Building in Lewiston

L.L.Bean bought and renovated the Main Street property in the late 1980s and will continue to keep its call center there through a long-term lease, according to its new owner.