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Economic Development

  • Navy rejects shipyard prison projects

    Mainebiz News Staff July 24, 2009

    The Navy's second attempt to find a private developer for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard prison has stalled.

    Mainebiz News Staff July 24, 2009
  • Report predicts rocky market post-BNAS

    Mainebiz News Staff July 23, 2009

    A consultant has recommended the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority acquire the land underneath the Navy housing units in order to lessen the impact of the Brunswick Naval Air Station's closing on the housing market.

    Mainebiz News Staff July 23, 2009
  • Co. plans wood pellet plant in Burnham

    Whit Richardson July 20, 2009

    International WoodFuels is building a wood pellet plant in Burnham that will employ about 35 people, according to the Associated Press.

    Whit Richardson July 20, 2009
  • MTI doles out $150k in seed grants

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 17, 2009

    The Maine Technology Institute board of directors yesterday approved more than $150,000 in seed grants to 15 Maine technology companies, according to a press release from MTI.

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 17, 2009
  • Midcoast economic council poised to dissolve

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 17, 2009

    The federal government has been asked to authorize a new midcoast regional planning council, after the existing council failed to work in a unified and collaborative way.

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 17, 2009
  • Rockland approve manufacturer's expansion

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 17, 2009

    The Rockland Planning Board has approved Fisher Engineering's proposed expansion, according to VillageSoup.

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 17, 2009
  • Lewiston fire jeopardizes Island Point project

    Carol Coultas July 16, 2009

    The status of a $26 million mixed-use development slated for Lewiston's Island Point is unknown in the wake of a fire yesterday that leveled the remains of the historic Cowan Mill.

    Carol Coultas July 16, 2009
  • Freeport pursues local chamber of commerce

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 16, 2009

    The town of Freeport is moving forward with efforts to create a chamber of commerce.

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 16, 2009
  • Auburn developer buying BNAS housing

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 14, 2009

    Auburn developer George Schott has confirmed that he is the local buyer negotiating to buy 702 units of military housing at the Brunswick Naval Air Station.

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 14, 2009
  • Stimulus funds new Portland ferry

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 14, 2009

    Bids to build a new Casco Bay Lines ferry should be coming in soon, thanks to $5.5 million in federal stimulus money awarded to the company.

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 14, 2009
  • Portland eyes state pier for improvements

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 13, 2009

    Portland officials plan to add public amenities to the Maine State Pier while reserving the aging structure for major development in the future.

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 13, 2009
  • Bangor chamber's ex-prez takes severance

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 13, 2009

    The former president of the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce has accepted a severance package, in the latest in the debate over her recent dismissal.

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 13, 2009
  • Franklin County to gain jobs, taxes and educational opportunities through wind power

    Alison Hagerstrom July 13, 2009

    Franklin County, like much of Maine, no longer can rely on the traditional natural resource-based and manufacturing jobs that once were the cornerstone of our economy.

    Alison Hagerstrom July 13, 2009
  • Carrying a torch for Connies | A project to restore a vintage aircraft in Auburn propels economic development

    Whit Richardson June 29, 2009

    The once regal Constellation Starliner, a 1950s legend in the aircraft world, appears like an oversized model in its oversized hangar at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport.

    Whit Richardson June 29, 2009
  • Stimulus funds sought for Amtrak extension

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 25, 2009

    The organization that operates the Amtrak Downeaster train from Portland to Boston yesterday said it is applying for stimulus funds to extend the train to Brunswick.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 25, 2009
  • Bills seek free transfer of BNAS

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 25, 2009

    Two bills in the congressional pipeline would allow the free transfer of Brunswick Naval Air Station property to the community redevelopment authority.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 25, 2009

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