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Economic Development
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Lewiston's Tree Streets plan expected to leverage $100M in development
May 26, 2021The $30 million Choice Neighborhoods grant the city was awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is only the beginning of investment and development in a neglected part of the city.
May 26, 2021
Developer seeks community input for future of historic Bath building
May 26, 2021The former Grant department store at 31 Centre St. is among the last of an 18-building portfolio to be sold, and Sean Ireland, of Windward Development, is hoping the community can help make the property an important part of downtown.
May 26, 2021
$30M grant expected to bring dramatic change to Lewiston neighborhood
Updated: May 21, 2021Lewiston beat Cleveland, Detroit, Camden, N.J., and Fort Myers, Fla., for the $30 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant, and plans to transform one of the state's poorest neighborhoods, focusing on housing and health care.
Updated: May 21, 2021
Steve Levesque, longtime MRRA director who led rebirth of Brunswick airbase, will retire
May 20, 2021Levesque was instrumental in the development of Brunswick Landing, part of the transformed naval air station that closed in 2011. The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has named a successor.
May 20, 2021
Mass. tech startup to join growing ranks of Roux Institute residents, says hiring 'underway'
Updated: May 20, 2021Kebotix Inc., based in Cambridge, Mass., is partnering with Northeastern University's Roux Institute to establish an office and research footprint in Maine and to hire local talent.
Updated: May 20, 2021
Presque Isle's historic Northeastland Hotel has new owners
May 19, 2021Ignite Presque Isle plans to renovate the property, built in 1932, and continue hotel operations and staffing. Part of the Northeastland will become a co-working space and incubator for local startups.
May 19, 2021
Gardiner downtown plan will focus on economic growth, climate change
May 18, 2021The city, along with several partners, is using a Coastal Communities grant awarded by the state last fall to launch the process for a 10-year plan focused on downtown growth, sustainability and adaption to climate change.
May 18, 2021
Maine Technology Institute seeks energy innovators for $500K competition
Updated: May 18, 2021The competitive grant program, previewed by Gov. Mills last month, has released details about the application and award process.
Updated: May 18, 2021
Ashland looks to generate investment around new forest industry product
May 14, 2021The Aroostook County town has launched an initiative to generate private investment in structural round timber, a product that is less expensive to produce than other engineered wood products, is environmentally friendly and gaining popularity.
May 14, 2021
With few events, Maine’s chambers get creative to connect — and earn revenue
Updated: May 17, 2021Chambers of commerce, long a mainstay of small business, have had to change due to COVID-19. Some of the local and regional groups have became information channels. Others have tightened their budgets to ride out the pandemic.
Updated: May 17, 2021
Maine business groups unveil Equity in Internships Program for BIPOC students
Updated: May 14, 2021The Equity in Internships Program, launched by MaineFocus and Maine Educate with funding from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, aims to build on the success of the Maine Career Catalyst summer internship program.
Updated: May 14, 2021
State, county, local governments to get $1.5B in aid; Mills revises education budget
May 13, 2021To ease financial burdens caused by the pandemic, Maine state, county and local governments will soon receive nearly $1.5 billion in aid through the federal American Rescue Plan.
May 13, 2021
In 'year like no other,' SCORE Maine supported 8,200 small businesses and entrepreneurs
Updated: May 12, 2021The small business support organization also helped launch 509 new businesses that created 1,412 jobs in 2020, the organization's annual report shows.
Updated: May 12, 2021
Biz Bites: LUPC marks 50 years of taming 'wildlands'; Auburn welcomes the in-laws
May 11, 2021Land Use Planning Commission changes things up as it celebrates 50 years of regulating the state's more than 10 million unorganized acres; Auburn has a new ordinance allowing stand-alone secondary dwelling units; Sotheby's International opens MDI
May 11, 2021
EMDC names new Katahdin Region economic development director
Updated: May 12, 2021Former Katahdin Chamber of Commerce Director Peter Jamieson will promote economic development in Millinocket, East Millinocket, Medway, Patten, Mount Chase, Sherman, Stacyville and Island Falls in the position that was created in 2018.
Updated: May 12, 2021
Belfast may get an injection of much-needed affordable housing
Updated: May 11, 2021If approved, a proposed affordable housing development would be the third housing project currently in the works for Belfast. MaineHousing tax credits are critical to the new project. There simply are no apartments, said one city councilor.
Updated: May 11, 2021
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