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Economic Development
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New service targets cruise ship crews
September 14, 2009A new cruise ship marketing initiative in Portland is under way, designed to boost the industry's economic impact in the area and serve an oft-forgotten segment of the cruise ship sector -- the crew members.
September 14, 2009New venture to strengthen Maine-China ties
September 10, 2009A Falmouth company that offers consulting services to companies interested in doing business in Asia is launching a new endeavor to strengthen ties between Maine and China.
September 10, 2009
Putting the punch in pellets | International WoodFuels President Steve Mueller sees a budding market for his wood-based fuel
September 8, 2009At the end of July, San Diego-based International WoodFuels announced it would open a wood pellet plant in the Waldo County town of Burnham adjacent to Pride Manufacturing Co., the last U.S. manufacturer of wooden golf tees.
September 8, 2009Foot race | Neighborhoods' 'walkability' adds value, on and off the books
September 8, 2009“Charting the Course” is written by GrowSmart Maine, a Portland nonprofit that promotes and encourages new ways of thinking about Maine’s future.
September 8, 2009Commission urged to spur northern development
September 7, 2009Maine and other Northeast officials are urging the Obama administration to use $30 million in federal stimulus funds to jumpstart a committee that would spur economic development in northern parts of the states.
September 7, 2009Business group may back casino
September 1, 2009Several well-known members of Maine's business community have banded together to explore legalizing a casino in Oxford County.
September 1, 2009Pilot pursues new airline in York County
August 26, 2009A former Pan Am pilot is attempting to raise $50 million to launch a new airline that could be headquartered in York County.
August 26, 2009Sales drop 12%
August 23, 2009Retail sales in June dropped more than 12% compared with the same month last year, according to the Maine State Planning Office.
August 23, 2009Maine consumer confidence picking up
August 20, 2009Consumer confidence in Maine has begun to bounce back, according to a survey released by Portland-based Market Decisions.
August 20, 2009Maine's jobless rate dips ever so slightly
August 20, 2009Maine's unemployment rate in July was 8.4%, down from a revised 8.6% in June and up from 5.4% in July 2008, according to preliminary estimates from the Maine Department of Labor.
August 20, 2009FEMA move jeopardizes Portland development
August 9, 2009The federal government has proposed reclassifying Portland Harbor in its flood insurance rate map, a move that city officials say would devastate the working waterfront by prohibiting new construction on its private and public piers.
August 9, 2009Baldacci backs $20M furnace factory
August 6, 2009Gov. John Baldacci yesterday voiced his support of a $20 million proposal to build a biomass furnace factory in Millinocket.
August 6, 2009Economic seers up frequency of projections
August 5, 2009The state's economic forecasting group is increasing the number of predictions it makes to better track the recession.
August 5, 2009Sanford mill getting $12M facelift
August 5, 2009Renovation work has begun in Sanford to turn a former textile mill into a $12.6 million residential or mixed-use building.
August 5, 2009Canada restates opposition to Downeast LNG
July 30, 2009The Canadian government has restated that it won't allow liquefied natural gas tankers through Canadian waters to reach LNG terminals on the Maine side of Passamaquoddy Bay.
July 30, 2009Portland conference pushes new model for better world
July 28, 2009The notion that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts took center stage at the Greaterthan Conference, a two-day conference wrapping up in Portland today that aimed to foster new models of partnership among the private, non-profit and pub
July 28, 2009
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