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July 10, 2023
Focus on Augusta/Waterville

Dirigo Labs spurs innovation: Accelerator program helps startups grow

Laurie Schreiber

Whether participants are more experienced companies or newer ones, Dirigo Labs is providing a valuable service to Central Maine for businesses looking to accelerate, networking and contribute to the local economy, innovation and job creation.

  • Coming in hot: Central Maine

    Waterville’s downtown has gotten new life with the Lockwood Hotel, Paul J. Schupf Art Center, downtown housing and other development. More than $200 million has been invested in the downtown.

Today's Poll

Mid-summer check in: How has summer tourism been so far?
Poll Description

We're roughly halfway into the unofficial summer tourism season, with Memorial Day and July 4th behind us. 

Last week, AAA forecast record traffic for the holiday weekend, particularly with July 4 falling on a Friday — and the heavy traffic heading south on the Maine Turnpike Sunday evening bears out that forecast. 

At the same time, rainy weekends have also been part of the summer mix. 

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