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Colby College: Downtown Waterville investment 'already paying off'
April 2, 2018Colby College's $50 million investment in downtown Waterville is already showing an economic payoff in the local economy, with the 100,000-square-foot Bill and Joan Alfond Main Street Commons mixed-use building at 150 Main St. already bringing $14.5
April 2, 2018Gorham Savings readies LaunchPad for another season
April 2, 2018Gorham Savings Bank's LaunchPad program was started six years ago as a way for the bank to help startups who aren't in a position to get traditional bank financing.
April 2, 2018
Bootstrapping 101: Financing a startup is about more than just money
April 2, 2018Erica Schmitz, a consultant for a health care nonprofit, has been sewing her own clothes since 2013. The Portland resident found out she wasn't the only one frustrated with the lack of realistic online body-sketching templates, so she decided to
April 2, 2018
Brewers' 'silent partner': Portland Water District honored for protecting Sebago watershed
March 30, 2018Good beer needs good, clean water — which is an important backdrop for why the Maine Coast Heritage Trust awarded its 2018 Espy Land Heritage Award to the Portland Water District for its efforts in protecting the Sebago Lake watershed.
March 30, 2018MTI awards $6.7M in federal grants to six Maine startups
March 28, 2018The Maine Technology Institute reported this week that six Maine companies have received Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer awards from various federal agencies totaling almost $6.7 million.
March 28, 2018
Colby College to develop Waterville hotel itself
March 27, 2018The college terminated its agreement with Portland-based Olympia Companies in January for the project, which is part of the college's $50 million investment in downtown Waterville.
March 27, 2018
Cranberry Isles' $1.3M broadband initiative seen as a model for Maine
March 27, 2018The town of Cranberry Isles has received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Community Facilities Program for construction of its broadband network.
March 27, 2018Three counties get $210K boost for economic development planning
March 20, 2018The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration will award $210,000 to Androscoggin, Somerset, and Aroostook counties to foster economic development, support small businesses and create jobs.
March 20, 2018
Libra Foundation to build $5M ice arena in Dover-Foxcroft
March 19, 2018Maine's Libra Foundation, as part of its broader efforts to rekindle new activity and investment in Piscataquis County, is constructing a state-of-the-art ice arena in Dover-Foxcroft on property adjacent to Foxcroft Academy.
March 19, 2018
Under Steve Levesque, Brunswick Landing delivers on a promise of creating new jobs
March 19, 2018Under the leadership of Steve Levesque, executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, the evolution of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station to the humming Brunswick Landing business community represents $350 million in
March 19, 2018
LaunchPad now accepting applications for 2018 competition
March 15, 2018Gorham Savings Bank is now accepting applications for its sixth annual LaunchPad small business competition in which small businesses compete for a $50,000 grant prize from the bank.
March 15, 2018
Waterville arts hub renovation gets $2 million boost from Colby benefactor
March 14, 2018The contemporary art gallery that's part of the 93 Main St. renovation will be named for donor Paul Schupf, who has also donated to the Colby College Museum of Art in the past.
March 14, 2018
Yarmouth's Brickyard Hollow Brewing on track to open in spring or early summer
March 13, 2018The brew pub at the site of a former dry-cleaning building on the corner of Main and Cleaves streets will be the town's first craft brewery, and the recently named head brewer is excited about bringing his style to town.
March 13, 2018
Northland Enterprises Bayside development continues to grow
March 13, 2018The company bought the former Century Tire property, along with some other buildlings, in the Portland neighbhorhood in 2015 and is seeing the results.
March 13, 2018
Yarmouth village's history develops with Main Street projects
March 13, 2018Four historic Main Street buildings may soon have new owners, adding to the energy in the development-busy village.
March 13, 2018
Canadian mining company 'very pleased' with initial Pickett Mountain results
March 12, 2018A Canadian engineering firm that is testing a Penobscot County mountain to see if it can be mined for heavy metals is happy with initial results.
March 12, 2018
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