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Architecture & Design
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Portland nonprofit launches fundraiser to save historic Fort Gorges
Updated: September 16, 2020In its first-ever fundraiser, the Friends of Fort Gorges aims to raise $250,000 to match a pledge from the city of Portland for the historic landmark on Casco Bay.
Updated: September 16, 2020
Report: Maine Historic Preservation Tax Credits projects have generated $166M in tax revenue
September 14, 2020The tax credits since 2016 have generated $525 million in construction investment, while creating hundreds of jobs and thousands of units of housing, a new analysis says.
September 14, 2020
Biddeford architecture firm changes up ownership
Updated: September 9, 2020The transition is planned as a way to diversify ownership and enable the firm to strengthen its current markets while also exploring new sectors.
Updated: September 9, 2020
Scarborough hospice gets $6.75M home of its own
Updated: September 8, 2020The recently completed facility, at 390 U.S. Route 1 in Scarborough, was built by Zachau Construction and designed by SMRT Architects and Engineers.
Updated: September 8, 2020
Sites across Maine share $345K in historic preservation energy efficiency grants
September 4, 2020Grants from the Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Fund of the Maine Community Foundation range from $2,700 to $20,000, and support preservation, restoration and retrofitting of historic buildings in the state.
September 4, 2020
Portland Planning Board narrowly recommends Munjoy Hill Historic District
August 12, 2020The Portland City Council will make the final decision on the district, which would include nearly 400 contributing properties in the neighborhood.
August 12, 2020
Biddeford's Pepperell Mill campus restores historic chimney stack
August 10, 2020Work on the chimney, long a familiar sight in the city skyline, included fixing loose and open mortar joints and replacing three badly degraded steel bands.
August 10, 2020
The 2020 Mainebiz Women to Watch: In an unusual year, five remarkable business leaders
August 10, 2020This year's recipients of the Mainebiz honors, now in their 12th year, represent a wide variety of business sectors and geographies across the state.
August 10, 2020-
Portland board will vote on Munjoy Hill historic district after five-month delay
August 7, 2020In a meeting originally scheduled for March 17, the Portland Planning Board will decide whether to establish a historic district for the Munjoy Hill neighborhood, including more than 400 properties, many of them residential.
August 7, 2020 
Developers get a break on historic tax credit projects; Maine advocates push for relief
August 7, 2020Preservation advocates are pushing for enhancement of the federal Historic Preservation Tax Credit, which has incentivized $550 million in Maine construction over the past 11 years.
August 7, 2020
Women to Watch: Erin Flett is driven to design
Updated: August 10, 2020Formerly a freelance graphic designer, Flett began putting patterns on fabric in 2007. Today, her firm makes hand-printed textiles that are sold through over 200 wholesalers, and have even captured the attention of Oprah.
Updated: August 10, 2020
College of the Atlantic and MDI nonprofit to partner on Northeast Harbor development
Updated: July 22, 2020The COA Mount Desert Center will bring student and faculty housing and retail in pursuit of promoting economic vitality.
Updated: July 22, 2020
Insider Notebook: MaineHousing, United Way move to new quarters
June 10, 2020MaineHousing has moved from downtown Augusta to former state office space near Interstate 95, renovated by Landry/French; United Way has moved to Forest Avenue in Portland from the peninsula; and Maine Preservation has opened award nominations.
June 10, 2020
Szanton Co. plans 50 apartments at former Bath YMCA site
Updated: June 2, 2020The development, which includes 50 new apartments and renovation of 10 existing ones, as well as six retail spaces, will comprise new construction on the lot that once housed part of the YMCA as well as redevelopment of two historic buildings.
Updated: June 2, 2020
16 Maine historic preservation projects share $100K in capital repair grants
May 8, 2020Rhode Island-based 1772 foundation, in partnership with Maine Preservation, considered 48 projects from across the state that were seeking nearly half a million dollars for things like roof repairs, fire safety and solar installation.
May 8, 2020
UMaine holds 'virtual groundbreaking' for $78M engineering and design center
Updated: April 29, 2020In a sign of the times, the University of Maine on Tuesday held a virtual groundbreaking for its planned Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center, which is expected to be completed in 2022.
Updated: April 29, 2020
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