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October 14, 2019 Edition
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Focus on Midcoast & Downeast

Machias makes a comeback, after decades of decline

Laurie Schreiber

With a $5 million capital improvement campaign for its airport underway, another $5 million going toward a new banking facility, and new businesses coming to town, Machias is exuding a new sense of optimism.

  • Building Business
    Building Business

    Should housing be allowed on a key industrial corridor?

    Peter Van Allen

    Rezoning will be required if a Portland developer is to build a 22-unit housing complex on Riverside Street, which he says "is where the new opportunities are." Plus other news from the construction scene.

  • Letter from the Editor
    Letter from the Editor

    Coastal pockets of prosperity

    Peter Van Allen

    Maine’s coastline is one of its biggest tourist draws and one of its most complex areas. This issue focuses on areas Downeast and on the Midcoast that have seen good times and bad times, but are seeing positive growth of late.

  • In Short
    In Short

    Newsworthy people and performances for Oct. 14, 2019

    The Mainebiz round-up of businesses and businesspeople that have been making changes in recent weeks. Check out our compilation of new hires, promotions, accomplishments and more.

Today's Poll

Has your business taken significant, voluntary steps to reduce its impact on the environment?
Poll Description

Monday is Earth Day — the annual celebration, dating to 1970, of our planet and its environment. 

Created by a United Nations proclamation, Earth Day has grown to include a wide range of events in more than 190 countries. The official theme for 2024 is "Planet vs. Plastics." The day, April 22, also has led to the designation of April as Earth Month.

Mainers and Maine businesses have long strived to protect the natural environment of the state and of the world.

One recent example: Allagash Brewing Co., based in Portland, has teamed up with Patagonia Provisions, the outdoor clothing maker's food and beverage business, to make a limited-edition beer from organic ingredients including Kernza. That's the trademarked name for a perennial grain, harvested from a form of wheatgrass, with long roots that protect soil from erosion, minimize the need for tilling, and help sequester carbon.

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