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  • Focus on Real Estate/Construction/Design
    Focus on Real Estate/Construction/Design

    Portland-based architecture firm changes the approach to medical office buildings

    James McCarthy

    For Ellen Belknap, president of the Portland-based architecture and engineering firm SMRT, all of the Affordable Care Act concepts can be honed down to a few simple concepts: Improve the quality and experience of health care, reduce the per capita

  • Focus on Real Estate/Construction/Design
    Focus on Real Estate/Construction/Design

    Reflecting Portland: Custom glass features meld new with old buildings

    Lori Valigra

    Glass-fronted interlopers are popping up between Portland's quaint brick buildings, and if a Biddeford complex glazing system maker has its way, more architects will design signature elements like its glass crinkle wall at the new Hyatt Place hote

  • In Short
    In Short

    Newsworthy people and performances

    New hiresSymQuest Group, an information technology company in Westbrook, hired Brent Graham as document sales account executive in Westbrook and Iman Poeraatmadja as account executive-net

  • How To's
    How To's

    Cut energy costs with new construction materials and ideas

    Dave Thomas

    With ever-increasing energy costs claiming larger shares of overhead and operations expenses, building owners benefit greatly from adopting new methods for conserving resources.

  • Focus on Real Estate/Construction/Design
    Focus on Real Estate/Construction/Design

    'Cargotecture' adopted for efficient, modular space

    Laurie Schreiber

    Fancy an office or home that pops out of the box, ready to “plug and play?” A new architectural trend in Maine is the box.

Today's Poll

Is your business making preparations or changing plans because of the April 8 solar eclipse?
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Poll Description

With the Great Eclipse of 2024 just days away, people and businesses are preparing for the solar spectacle.

A hospitality industry report estimates that 1 in 5 Americans who travel are likely to hit the road in order to glimpse the eclipse on April 8. It will place parts of 15 states in darkness.

Maine will receive anywhere from 7,000 to 27,000 visitors, according to one forecast. Hotels, inns, campgrounds and other lodgings are already booked full, as Mainebiz reported Feb. 29.

Other businesses — both inside and outside the path of totality — are also making plans.