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July 28, 2025
Focus on Real Estate/Construction/Design

Portland at a crossroads: Downtown safety tensions taking a toll on small businesses, real estate

Renee Cordes

Storefront vacancies in the Congress Street corridor reflect the economic costs of the city's homeless problems, but some new businesses are also moving in.

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    Made in Maine: Pancake mix made in Skowhegan

    Alexis Wells

    Maine Grains pancake mixes feature organic wheat, organic buckwheat, organic spelt, organic rye, organic malted barley, and organic corn in three different pancake mix flavors.

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    Newsworthy people and performances for July 28, 2025

    A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, health care institutions, banks and professional services firms in Maine.

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    Ask ACE: What is greenwashing, and how can we avoid it?

    Carrie Green Yardley, Yardley Esq. PLLC

    Marketing carries legal risks — especially the risk of greenwashing by making misleading environmental claims. Greenwashing can damage reputations, trigger lawsuits and violate federal and state consumer protection laws.

  • Editor's note: Digging into what’s needed

    Peter Van Allen

    The debate over how to revive the Congress Street corridor in Portland will not be settled overnight. But I have a modest proposal.

Today's Poll

Are you paying more for school supplies this year?
Poll Description

Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank

With most public school kids in Maine heading back to class this week, students and their parents are paying more for school supplies, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Students and their parents are paying more this year for textbooks and reference materials, school lunches, day care and preschool, college tuition and boys' clothes. 

The cost of girls' clothing decreased and the prices of both footwear and snacks were unchanged from a year ago.

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