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August 21, 2023 Edition
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Focus on Greater Bangor & Northern Maine

Loring’s flight plan: Turning the former Air Force base into a regional aviation, aerospace hub

Renee Cordes

An estimated $50 million to $75 million in public money is needed develop a public airport at the Cold War-era Air Force base in Limestone.

  • Letters
    Letters

    A defense of Waterville’s urban renewal on the 1960s

    Regarding the article published in Mainebiz from the print edition of June 12, “With Projects Underway, Waterville’s Downtown is Taking on New Life”, we want to correct the statement that “Waterville was a victim of urban renewal in the 1960s.”

  • Letter from the Editor
    Letter from the Editor

    Loring’s evolution takes another step forward

    Peter Van Allen

    Loring had a long history as an Air Force base, brief notoriety for being the site of a Phish concert and now another life as a business park. As Senior Writer Renee Cordes notes in her story, Loring has some major plans in the works.

  • In Short
    In Short

    Newsworthy people and performances for Aug. 21, 2023

    A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements from businesses and nonprofits around Maine.

Today's Poll

What's your reaction to Maine's newly approved rate increases for health insurance?
Poll Description

Maine health insurance rates are scheduled to rise significantly on Jan. 1, 2025, but state officials say the increases are modest compared to what they could have been.

The Bureau of Insurance recently approved rate increases averaging 8.6% for individual insurance and 9.4% for coverage of small groups — such as employers with 50 or fewer workers.

Insurers had initially proposed boosting their prices in both markets by averages of more than 14%. The bureau said it worked with the insurance companies and leveraged federal funds to reduce the hikes before OK'ing them.

In 2023, health insurance rate increases of 14.6% in both the individual and small-group markets were approved and took effect this year.

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