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Economic Development

  • Creating the post-auto city

    May 14, 2012

    With gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon and home foreclosures continuing with no end in sight, more and more people are ditching the suburbs and moving to the city.

    May 14, 2012

  • CEO survey ranks Maine No. 32 for business

    May 8, 2012

    An annual survey by Chief Executive magazine and its website, ChiefExecutive.net, has ranked Maine 32nd in the country for the best place to do business. This year's ranking moves Maine up from No. 36.

    May 8, 2012

  • GWI to build high-speed network around UMaine

    May 3, 2012

    Biddeford-based GWI Inc. plans to build an ultra-high-speed Internet network surrounding the University of Maine campus to boost economic development.

    May 3, 2012

  • Rodney McKay steps down from 45 years of municipal service in Bangor

    Roxanne Moore Saucier April 30, 2012

    After 45 years of service to the city of Bangor, Rodney McKay retired April 14. The municipal mainstay has held various positions during his tenure, spending the last 16 years as director of community and economic development.

    Roxanne Moore Saucier April 30, 2012

  • Auburn nets $1.7M for technology park

    April 25, 2012

    The city of Auburn is receiving $1.7 million in federal funds to pave the way for a new, 119-acre technology industrial park. U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud announced yesterday the city and the Auburn Business Development Corp.

    April 25, 2012

  • Report: Maine tax system among the worst

    April 18, 2012

    A report from the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council says Maine has the sixth-worst tax system in the country for small businesses and ent

    April 18, 2012

  • A novel development concept gathers steam in Piscataquis County

    Christian Milneil April 2, 2012

    Tracy Gayton came to Maine, appropriately enough, on foot, as a 25-year-old through-hiker on the Appalachian Trail. When his hike was over, he embraced the “back to the land” movement and bought 20 acres for a homestead in the woods.

    Christian Milneil April 2, 2012

  • The target of Maine’s first cash mob weighs in

    Bob Mentzinger April 2, 2012

    The Internet sensation known as the “flash mob” has grown up into a “cash mob” and the proprietors of Longfellow Books in Portland couldn't be happier.

    Bob Mentzinger April 2, 2012

  • Maine last in nation for personal income growth

    March 29, 2012

    Personal income in Maine rose 3.4% last year, the lowest in the nation, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The national average was 5.1%.

    March 29, 2012

  • Census: Maine most rural state

    March 27, 2012

    New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Maine was the most rural state in 2010, with 61.3% of its population living in rural areas – the highest rate in the country.

    March 27, 2012

  • Forbes: Portland metro area top job hub

    March 22, 2012

    Forbes has named the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metro area one of the nation's top 10 cities for job hunting this spring.

    March 22, 2012

  • Cash mob slated for Portland

    March 19, 2012

    A national phenomenon aimed at boosting local businesses is coming to Portland on Thursday, March 22.

    March 19, 2012

  • Pine Tree Zones should not be overlooked

    Merrill Barter State And Local Tax Practice Leader, Baker Newman Noyes, Portland March 19, 2012

    As noted in the Feb. 6 issue of Mainebiz, Maine again received a very poor ranking for its business tax climate. Specifically, it ranked 37th in the annual report by the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation.

    Merrill Barter State And Local Tax Practice Leader, Baker Newman Noyes, Portland March 19, 2012

  • Social videos and QR codes among Camden’s new development tools

    Brian Hodges Development Director, Town Of Camden March 19, 2012

    Social media is pervasive in our society. Whether it is Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or YouTube, businesses are quickly incorporating these technologies into their marketing strategies, and so is the town of Camden.

    Brian Hodges Development Director, Town Of Camden March 19, 2012

  • A new sense of collaboration around development unites midcoast municipalities

    Derek Rice March 19, 2012

    With major changes coming to the commercial landscape shared along a stretch of Route 1, four Midcoast municipalities are working closely to coordinate future development.

    Derek Rice March 19, 2012

  • Expiring contracts leads to EMDC layoffs

    March 14, 2012

    Eastern Maine Development Corp. in Bangor has laid off three full-time employees due to a funding shortage related to the end of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

    March 14, 2012

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Mid-summer check in: How has summer tourism been so far?
Poll Description

We're roughly halfway into the unofficial summer tourism season, with Memorial Day and July 4th behind us. 

Last week, AAA forecast record traffic for the holiday weekend, particularly with July 4 falling on a Friday — and the heavy traffic heading south on the Maine Turnpike Sunday evening bears out that forecast. 

At the same time, rainy weekends have also been part of the summer mix. 

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