Maine syrup makers brace for widespread variability

While most Mainers enjoy the kickoff of the state's maple season in late February or early March, Eric Ellis's syrup season kicked off in late January, with his workers...

Fryeburg Water Co. seeks Nestle contract renewal

Maine's Public Utilities Commission will soon make a decision on whether the Fryeburg Water Co. can extend its contract with Nestle Waters, the international parent company of Poland...

Third community opposes tar sands pipeline

Residents of Waterford on Monday became the third community in the state to oppose the possible reversal of a Montreal-to-South Portland crude oil pipeline that is needed to transport...

UMF trustees OK $1.5M geothermal project

The University of Maine Farmington plans to install 80 geothermal wells on campus this year, marking the university's largest such project.The

NewPage layoffs to hit nearly 45 Maine workers

Close to 45 workers at a Rumford paper mill will be laid off as the Ohio-based NewPage plans to lay off 300 workers nationwide.The

Oxford co. invests $500K in high-tech cement mixer

The Oxford-based MGA Cast Stone Inc. has invested around $500,000 in a new computerized cement mixer it says will double production capacity.The

Oxford Casino gets embattled DEP permit

Continued construction at Oxford Casino received state clearance to move ahead after the state's Department of Environmental Protection reissued the casino a construction permit...

Consigli's financing help secures Trinity College deal

Matthew Tonello, area manager of Consigli Construction Co. Inc.'s Maine division, acknowledges the construction industry has not fully recovered from the 2007 economic recession and its...