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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

Has the federal shutdown affected your air travel plans?
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Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank

Over the weekend, thousands of flights were canceled after the new federal restrictions took effect at some of the nation's busiest airports. 

The Federal Aviation Administration ordered airlines to cut flights by 4% at 40 major airports and that percentage is scheduled to increase to 10% by Friday. The FAA cited safety concerns and the need to ease the strain on air traffic controllers, who have been working without pay since the federal government shutdown began last month. 

Airlines warn that the cutbacks could lead to more delays, fewer available seats and higher fares in the days ahead.

Talks are underway to end the federal shutdown, but the timing of the FAA cutbacks adds uncertainty to the Thanksgiving travel rush, which is just two weeks away.

Last year, more than 20 million passengers took to the skies during Thanksgiving week, driving billions of dollars in spending and making it one of the busiest and most economically significant travel periods of the year, according to the U.S. Travel Association.

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