Compost firm expands for new lobster plantThe Portland-based Coast of Maine Organic Products plans to double production at its Washington County composting facility based on the reopening of the former Stinson Seafood Cannery in... |
Thermogen to build 'biocoal' plant in EastportMillinocket-based Thermogen Industries plans to build an $120 million production plant to produce its proprietary torrefied wood pellets at the site of the former BASF plant, near the... |
Garbo to seek 165 workers for Gouldsboro plantThe company taking over the former Stinson Seafood cannery in Gouldsboro will look to hire 165 seasonal workers this spring.Maine Fair Trade Lobster... |
Franklin Community Health network to cut 40 jobsAmid steady losses, Franklin County Community Health Network expects to lay off 35 to 40 employees from the 850-employee nonprofit.The |
MDI lab launches regenerative tissue spinoff
LORI VALIGRA |
The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory has spun off the first company in its 115-year history, led by lab director Kevin Strange and regenerative biology researcher Voot Yin. |
An old industry finds hope in new technologies
BOB HOLTZMAN |
Maine boatbuilders work hard at evoking a message of traditional value and heritage in marketing their craft. But beyond those magazine images of hand tools, varnished wood and polished... |
Eastport logs $250K in port profitsEastport's deep-water port saw another profitable year in 2012, though the take was lower than 2011 despite higher revenues than 2011.The |
ORPC makes Fast Co. innovators listThe Portland-based Ocean Renewable Power Co., which made history late last year when its 176,000-pound tidal-power generator in Cobscook Bay started sending power to the grid, has been... |
BDN finds buyer for downtown headquartersThe Bangor Publishing Co., owner of the Bangor Daily News, has reached a sale agreement on its downtown headquarters with a subsidiary of hotelier Ocean Properties Ltd. |
Island Institute launches $10K business contestThe Island Institute has launched a new business innovation contest to award $10,000 and technical help to promising businesses or startups based on one of the state's 15 year-round... |