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Economic Development
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Skowhegan group seeks input on plans to build on region's 'food hub' status
Updated: February 12, 2024Main Street Skowhegan is seeking public feedback via three surveys related to surplus farm products, workforce training in the food industry and a planned downtown food-business incubator.
Updated: February 12, 2024
58 units of affordable housing planned for Bucksport
Updated: February 7, 2024Pending financing from MaineHousing, the two-phase project could break ground this fall. Planners said 55-and-over housing is needed in Bucksport.
Updated: February 7, 2024Maine efforts targeting homelessness, domestic violence get $20 million in federal funding
Updated: January 31, 2024Federal money will go to 15 organizations and state agencies to support housing assistance for vulnerable populations.
Updated: January 31, 2024
Now with $25M in funding, overdue Portland Harbor dredging will finally move forward
January 23, 2024The project will open up piers that haven’t been dredged in more than 70 years and are filling with sediment, decreasing water depths and causing a decline in available berthing for the working waterfront.
January 23, 2024
Newsworthy people and performances for Jan. 22, 2024
Updated: January 22, 2024A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements from businesses, professional services firms, health care providers and nonprofits around Maine.
Updated: January 22, 2024
GrowSmart Maine panel tackles pros and cons of short-term rentals
Updated: January 16, 2024While short-term rentals cut into the affordable housing stock, they also fill the need for tourist lodging when local inns and hotels are full.
Updated: January 16, 2024
Ellsworth looks for input on plan to build business, development — and balance
January 11, 2024The city is developing business attraction ideas that will maintain its balance as a year-round community and an important service center with future growth.
January 11, 2024
2024 Forecast: Maine’s ‘readiness for anything’ has galvanized in recent years
Updated: January 8, 2024Lee Umphrey, president and CEO of Eastern Maine Development Corp., urges leaders to continue to look for new ways to work together in 2024.
Updated: January 8, 2024
2024 Forecast: The Downs looks to ‘transformative’ year
Updated: January 8, 2024According to Dan Bacon, the development director of the Downs, 2024 will be a transformative year with the activation of the planned Town Center.
Updated: January 8, 2024
Inside the notebook: Mainebiz editorial staffers pick their favorite stories of 2023
Updated: January 4, 2024As we start a new year of business coverage, here's what the Mainebiz team liked covering the most in 2023 and why.
Updated: January 4, 2024
Gorham hires economic development specialist with background in design, hospitality
December 27, 2023Lea Duffy brings nearly 30 years of professional experience. Her expertise includes architecture and design, project development management and hospitality.
December 27, 2023
80 rooms with a view: Developer sought to build hotel in Dover-Foxcroft
Updated: December 13, 2023The Piscataquis County Economic Development Council is looking for developers to build a hotel in Dover-Foxcroft at an estimated cost of up to $18 million. Proposals are due by Jan. 12, and a decision is planned for early February.
Updated: December 13, 2023
Portland hires housing and economic development director with Massachusetts experience
November 30, 2023Gregory Watson will lead the city’s Housing & Economic Development Department, bringing 25 years of experience to the role.
November 30, 2023
Lewiston-Auburn's first combined business incubator and coworking space set to open
Updated: November 21, 2023The founders spent over 20 years in California, building and growing businesses. In Lewiston, the couple invested over $1 million to create the kind of space where they wanted to work, but couldn't find.
Updated: November 21, 2023
GrowSmart Summit: Investment in community space might improve public health
Updated: November 20, 2023Waterfront properties and green spaces can be useful for creating vibrant gathering places such as parks and boardwalks, but must be tailored to each community's unique needs.
Updated: November 20, 2023
Maine developer looks for bargain properties to upgrade for ‘attainable’ homeownership
Updated: November 17, 2023Condos might get a bad rap, “but done right, they are one of the best ways to offer ownership opportunities and keep costs down,” said Maine Working Homes’s co-founder, Merritt Carey.
Updated: November 17, 2023
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