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Economic Development
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Waterville, Fairfield facade programs seen as development tool
March 26, 2019The two communities are the latest to give grants to private businesses to fix up storefronts and buildings as a way to shore up downtown development.
March 26, 2019
AECOM chosen to guide regional Transit Tomorrow project
March 21, 2019The California engineering firm, with offices in Portland, will provide technical expertise, synthesize public input and produce a final plan over the next 18 months as Portland-area transit agencies form a three-decade plan.
March 21, 2019
Former small-business advocate Schaffer will head ConnectME
March 20, 2019Schaffer will lead the boradband agency after being a small-business advocate in the Maine secretary of state's office and co-chair of the Maine Broadband Coalition.
March 20, 2019
Camden tannery cleanup to wrap up soon
March 20, 2019The end to the long-time remediation process for the three-acre former Apollo Tannery site opens redevelopment possibilities.
March 20, 2019
Zachau to-do list: Commercial, health care, housing and educational facilities
Updated: March 18, 2019Zachau Construction of Freeport has a range of projects underway for a range of industries. It is building health care sites, educational facilities, multi-unit housing and office space.
Updated: March 18, 2019Meet the Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year
Updated: March 18, 2019We hear a lot about “makers” these days and it typically means furniture makers, boat builders, crafts people.
Updated: March 18, 2019
Business Leaders of the Year 2019
Updated: March 18, 2019This year we recognize leaders who started a manufacturing business, are revitalizing a downtown and are leading investment of hundreds of millions of dollars in health care and veterans’ housing.
Updated: March 18, 2019
Northern Forest Center adds commercial real estate initiative in Millinocket
March 19, 2019The success of a Millinocket housing initiative started in 2017 has prompted a similar program that will focus on redevelopment of commercial real estate in town.
March 19, 2019
Lubec works to get chamber back on track after two-year hiatus
March 19, 2019The all-volunteer organization fell by the wayside, but, with renewed interest, longtime member decided to give it "one last shot," and it worked.
March 19, 2019
Report: Shortage of loggers and truckers hinders growth of $8.5B forest products industry
March 15, 2019A new report concludes that Maine faces a shortage of loggers and log truckers that will get worse — if wage growth does not occur — and could hinder the growth of the $8.5 billion forest products industry in the state.
March 15, 2019
Scratchpad Accelerator gets $150K boost from Bangor Savings
March 13, 2019Bangor Savings Bank will invest $150,000 over three years in the Bangor-based Scratchpad Accelerator run by University of Maine Business School professor Jason Harkins and serial entrepreneur Lisa Liberatore.
March 13, 2019
Skowhegan grant money will set Kennebec on 'fire'
March 13, 2019The Kennebec River in Skowhegan will light up for special events, the result of a $75,000 grant from the Maine Arts Commission to Main Street Skowhegan. A three-year Creative Communities Economic Development implementation grant will be used to
March 13, 2019
Piscataquis County: The under-the-radar hot spot in Maine real estate
March 12, 2019A combination of county-wide economic development, focus on destination tourism and low prices have boosted house sales in the sparsely populated region.
March 12, 2019Federal DOL proposes $35K overtime rule threshold
March 11, 2019The federal salary threshold to receive mandatory overtime pay would increase from $455 a week to $679 a week under a proposal announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor.
March 11, 2019
$14M financing for Rock Row project will upgrade transportation links
March 7, 2019Developers of the Rock Row project in Westbrook have secured $14 million in bond financing for the two million-square-foot mixed-use development in an agreement that will pay for public infrastructure work that includes upgrades to Maine Turnpike
March 7, 2019
Manufacturing's next frontier? Makers of small launch vehicles target booming nanosatellite market
March 4, 2019Two startup manufacturers of small satellite launch vehicles have their sights set on a nanosatellite market that's literally taking off around the world.
March 4, 2019
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