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Economic Development

  • 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
  • Camden adopts franchise moratorium

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 24, 2009

    Camden residents yesterday approved a moratorium on chain stores in the downtown.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 24, 2009
  • Pine Tree Zone expanded statewide

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 23, 2009

    Gov. John Baldacci yesterday signed a bill that expands Pine Tree Zone incentives to all eligible businesses throughout the state.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 23, 2009
  • LNG developer challenges tribe vote

    Mainebiz News Staff June 18, 2009

    The owner of an Oklahoma company that wants to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on Passamaquoddy Bay disputes the legitimacy of a vote of the Passamaquoddy Tribe to terminate its land lease contract with his firm.

    Mainebiz News Staff June 18, 2009
  • Buyer named for Press Herald property

    Mainebiz News Staff June 18, 2009

    A Portland developer intends to buy the Portland Press Herald's downtown property.

    Mainebiz News Staff June 18, 2009
  • Caron resigns as GrowSmart prez

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 15, 2009

    Alan Caron, co-founder and president of GrowSmart Maine, is leaving the organization in the face of serious financial cutbacks.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 15, 2009
  • Where possibilities loom | Biddeford marks the end of its textile era, with one foot firmly in the future

    Jackie Farwell June 15, 2009

    When the shift let out at Biddeford’s booming textile mills in the early 1900s, the streets were so packed with workers one could hardly move, local lore has it.

    Jackie Farwell June 15, 2009
  • State awarded $225M in bonds

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 12, 2009

    Maine will receive $225 million in bond funding to help areas hit hardest by job losses obtain financing for economic development projects at favorable rates.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 12, 2009
  • Midcoast business park awarded $1.7M

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 11, 2009

    The city of Bath and the town of West Bath have been awarded a $1.7 million federal grant to expand the Wing Farm Business Park.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 11, 2009
  • Fisher Engineering seeks Rockland expansion

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 8, 2009

    Snowplow manufacturer Fisher Engineering wants to expand its Rockland plant by more than a third as its parent company prepares to close one of three plants in the United States.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 8, 2009
  • Lawmakers kill Oxford County casino bill

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 4, 2009

    Lawmakers yesterday killed a bill that would allow a casino in Oxford County.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 4, 2009
  • Micmacs acquire land for development

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 4, 2009

    The Aroostook Band of Micmacs has acquired property at the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, which the tribe says it will use for economic development.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 4, 2009
  • GrowSmart prez says closing a possibility

    Mindy Favreau June 3, 2009

    GrowSmart Maine, a nonprofit organization in Yarmouth that focuses on sustainable economic growth and quality of place, could be forced to shut down in the face of a funding shortfall.

    Mindy Favreau June 3, 2009
  • Plum Creek looks for “an escape hatch”

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 3, 2009

    Plum Creek Timber Co., a developer looking to build the state's largest development in the Moosehead Lake region, is trying to ensure that the conservation agreement would be scrapped if the development falls through.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 3, 2009
  • GrowSmart in "serious crisis"

    Mindy Favreau June 2, 2009

    GrowSmart Maine, a nonprofit organization in Yarmouth that focuses on sustainable economic growth and quality of place, could be forced to shut down in the face of a funding shortfall.

    Mindy Favreau June 2, 2009
  • MRRA launches capital campaign

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 29, 2009

    After failing to receive marketing money from the newly passed $5.8 billion state budget, backers of Brunswick Naval Air Station's redevelopment intend to launch their own capital campaign.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 29, 2009

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