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Economic Development
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Gov. signs casino bill, could veto others
April 26, 2011Gov. Paul LePage has signed a bill into law clarifying how the distance between casinos should be measured, but other bills seeking new casinos could get his veto.
April 26, 2011Loring to get $1.1M for water upgrades
April 25, 2011A $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration will fund water system upgrades at the Loring Commerce Center in Limestone needed to attract more businesses, officials said.
April 25, 2011Revenues fall at Hollywood Slots
April 22, 2011Bangor's Hollywood Slots saw its revenue slide nearly 6% in the first quarter of 2011 compared with the same period one year ago.
April 22, 2011River alliance appeals casino's DEP permits
April 21, 2011The Androscoggin River Alliance, along with 18 residents in Oxford, is seeking a reversal of the Department of Environmental Protection's approval of a casino and resort in the town.
April 21, 2011AG, Plum Creek appeal court decision
April 19, 2011The state's attorney general and developer Plum Creek Timber Co. are appealing a Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruling that overturned state approval of Plum Creek's massive planned development in the Moosehead Lake region.
April 19, 2011Members picked for economic commission
April 19, 2011Gov. Paul LePage's administration has overhauled the state's economic forecasting commission, eliminating longtime member Charles Colgan.
April 19, 2011
Brunswick bound: A new downtown plan and financing incentives spur activity
April 18, 2011Motorists have always been challenged driving down Brunswick’s Maine Street — the widest downtown artery in the state — scanning continuously at two lanes of oncoming traffic, vehicles turning in and out of one-way streets and pedestrians who are
April 18, 2011Smile!: And other free ways to increase profits
April 18, 2011Advice Squad is written by members of the Maine chapter of the Association for Consulting Expertise, a trade organization of 88 consultants around the state.
April 18, 2011MECEP director St. John to retire
April 15, 2011Christopher "Kit" St. John, executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, will step down at the end of this year.
April 15, 2011
New plan for arena land could ease traffic woes
April 12, 2011UPDATE: This story was corrected to reflect that the city of Westbrook is not counting on Stroudwater Place's potential tax revenues.
April 12, 2011Court voids Plum Creek approval
April 8, 2011The Maine Superior Court has overruled the state's September 2009 approval of Plum Creek Timber Co.'s massive development in the Moosehead Lake region.
April 8, 2011
Big box out | Stakeholders weigh in on the Informed Growth Act's consequences, including some unintended ones
April 4, 2011ff Interstate 95 in Lewiston, a 75-acre parcel at the terminus of Challenger Drive sits largely vacant.
April 4, 2011Poliquin seeks more control over bonds
March 21, 2011State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin has proposed legislation to give voters more say over state debt and expand his control of the state's fiscal affairs.
March 21, 2011Regional approach | A private sector perspective on the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the midcoast
March 21, 2011President of Perry & Banks Marketing in Portland, and Jim Damicis, senior vice president of Camoin Associates in Scarborough
March 21, 2011Labor pains | Star performers are eyeing greener pastures in the budding economic turnaround
March 21, 2011Advice Squad is written by members of the Maine chapter of the Association for Consulting Expertise, a trade organization of 88 consultants around the state.
March 21, 2011
Merging members | A push to combine two chambers could mean more might for the midcoast
March 21, 2011The offices of the Penobscot Bay Chamber of Commerce and the Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce are a mere eight miles apart.
March 21, 2011
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