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Architecture & Design

  • Former Dakin building home to high-end apartments

    March 29, 2016

    After two years and a $2 million investment, the conversion of the former Dakin Sporting Goods building in downtown Bangor is complete.

    March 29, 2016
  • The entrepreneurs of Brunswick's TechPlace

    Lori Valigra March 7, 2016

    TechPlace, the entrepreneur incubator at Brunswick Landing, lacks the cacophony and frenetic energy of the typical Massachusetts or Silicon Valley startup space, and that's not a bad thing.

    Lori Valigra March 7, 2016
  • Historic factory will get $6M conversion to apartments

    Laurie Schreiber February 21, 2016

    The former home of Schlotterbeck & Foss Co. is getting new life, thanks to a developer who successfully applied to have it listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is now able to take advantage of tax credits to fully invest in the

    Laurie Schreiber February 21, 2016
  • Portand's M.R. Brewer Inc.'s bright future stays true to familial roots

    Laurie Schreiber February 8, 2016

    M.R. Brewer Inc. is a construction and millwork firm that handles everything from installing a $50 cabinet door to completing multi-million-dollar renovations and new construction.

    Laurie Schreiber February 8, 2016
  • Bar Harbor council backs rehab of major street

    February 5, 2016

    Bar Harbor's town council designated $25,000 for an infrastructure design study on Cottage Street, one of the popular summer tourist town's two main corridors central to commerce.

    February 5, 2016
  • Portland's Congress Square redesign project nets over 100 bids

    February 4, 2016

    The city of Portland received more than 100 submissions for its Congress Square redesign project, with some public art proposals coming from as far away as the United Kingdom.

    February 4, 2016
  • UMaine tests Maine trees used to make 'plywood on steroids'

    February 3, 2016

    Scientists and engineers at the University of Maine are evaluating the strength, thermal and moisture properties of Maine trees when used to make cross-laminated timber, a kind of lumber used to build homes in Canada and Europe, The Times Record

    February 3, 2016
  • Warehouse shortage fueled by nontraditional uses

    Peter Van Allen January 22, 2016

    Beer brewers, coffee roasters and medical marijuana companies are taking over more warehouse space in Portland, driving demand and the price per square foot.

    Peter Van Allen January 22, 2016
  • Long-time employee buys Bath cabinet maker

    Peter Van Allen January 19, 2016

    The Kennebec Co. has been sold to a longtime employee, James Stewart, the new owner said Monday.

    Peter Van Allen January 19, 2016
  • Maine Preservation honors historic rehab and preservation projects

    November 24, 2015

    The Maine Preservation honored 16 historic preservation projects throughout the state at its annual awards ceremony last week, including the Press Hotel in Portland and the Mill at Dover-Foxcroft.

    November 24, 2015
  • Maine firms win awards for engineering excellence

    November 23, 2015

    Six engineering firms in Maine received awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Maine for work this year.

    November 23, 2015
  • Portland documentary school, MECA continue partnership talks

    October 21, 2015

    Discussions about creating a partnership between the Maine College of Art and the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, which announced in June it would close this fall, have progressed.

    October 21, 2015
  • Harriman Architects + Engineers merges with Boston’s The Cecil Group

    Laurie Schreiber October 16, 2015

    Auburn-based Harriman Architects + Engineers has merged with The Cecil Group, a planning, design and landscape architecture firm in Boston.

    Laurie Schreiber October 16, 2015
  • Gallery expansion to be reviewed in Rockland

    September 29, 2015

    A proposal to build a five-story, $3 million building expanding the Dowling Walsh Gallery in downtown Rockland is going to the city's Planning Board tonight, the Penobscot Bay Pilot reported Monday.

    September 29, 2015
  • New England architecture firm to open Portland office

    August 13, 2015

    Lavallee Brensinger Architects, which has offices in Manchester, N.H., and Charlestown, Mass., is planning to open a Portland office this fall after having served a number of Maine clients.

    August 13, 2015
  • Architect seeks to expand Old Port block

    November 7, 2014

    The winning architect of a contest to redesign a block of Portland’s Old Port has proposed to double its footprint, add a skywalk and open space for housing, offices or hotel rooms.

    November 7, 2014

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The 2025 summer tourism season has gotten off to a rainy start, with rain affecting at least part of each weekend so far.  

For businesses like wedding venues, tour boats or restaurants that depend on outdoor seating, rain can put a damper on attendance and sales. 

Office-based businesses may not be as affected.

And farms, orchards and nurseries may welcome rain — as long as it doesn't come with high winds or all at once.