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Retailers: Shoplifting bill will increase crime

Retailers and the state's retail lobbying group are voicing strong opposition to a proposed law that would raise the threshold for convicting a person of felony shoplifting charges.

Lawsuit against Aroostook, NMDC dismissed

The U.S. District Court has dismissed a lawsuit brought against Aroostook County and Northern Maine Development Commission, alleging that the former executive director of a local...

Rebate programs inspire new look at electric heat

James McCarthy |

Gerry Chasse, president and chief operating officer of Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. and Maine Public Service, has a personal and keen business interest in the three electric heat pumps newly...

L-A developer and Red Claws co-owner dies at 64

Stephen Griswold, a prominent developer based in Lewiston-Auburn and co-owner of the Maine Red Claws basketball team, died Sunday. He was 64.The

Augusta, Gardiner eye municipal natural gas

City officials in Augusta and Gardiner are drafting a proposal to solicit bidders to expand natural gas service into the towns.The

ME to get $3.5M in federal flood relief

Maine will get $3.5 million in flood relief from the U.S. Department of Transportation after severe rains in the summer of 2012 washed out roads in Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford and...

State reviews, revises RFP process

Darren Fishell |

The state has new practices in place to evaluate requests for proposals over $3 million that it hopes will clarify bidding on state contracts and reduce the number of appeals of...

Study shows rural dentist shortage

A new study of Maine's dental work force shows that only 13% of dentists practice in rural areas where nearly two-thirds of the state's population lives.

MEREDA conference spotlights movement

Mark Jeanneret |

There aren't many brilliant sectors illuminating Maine's real estate market, but many of the presenters at the 2013 Maine Real Estate and Development Association forecasting conference...

A collaborative construction process produces the new MaineGeneral

Matt Dodge |

When Augusta's new MaineGeneral hospital opens in the fall of 2013, the $312 million project will showcase not only the latest medical diagnostic and treatment services, but also a new...

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