Processing Your Payment

Please do not leave this page until complete. This can take a few moments.

Economic Development

  • 'Aroostook Day' set for January in Augusta

    December 30, 2016

    The Aroostook Partnership will host its annual Aroostook Day in Augusta for late January.

    December 30, 2016

  • Brunswick studies plan for access road to Cook's Corner

    December 30, 2016

    Brunswick is studying whether to add an access road that could speed travel between Brunswick Landing and the Cook's Corner shopping mall.

    December 30, 2016

  • Portland to host international scallop summit

    December 28, 2016

    Stakeholders in the scallop industry are expected to gather next year in Portland to share research and best practices.

    December 28, 2016

  • Maine’s economic growth still lags in rural areas

    December 28, 2016

    Maine's gross domestic product surpassed 2007 for the first time since the recession, but challenges remain.

    December 28, 2016

  • Seven companies receive MTI funding

    December 22, 2016

    The Maine Technology Institute has awarded $33,100 in funding that's intended to advance new products and process development at seven companies across the state.

    December 22, 2016

  • Old Town pursues retail for former canoe-building site

    December 21, 2016

    The city of Old Town is pursuing retailers like Reny's and Trader Joe's for a six-acre parcel that was once the site of an Old Town Canoe factory.

    December 21, 2016

  • MTI awards $1.2M to boost Maine's 'high-potential' clusters

    Staff December 21, 2016

    The Maine Technology Institute has issued four new awards from its Cluster Initiative Program totaling $1.2 million for collaborative projects that boost Maine's high-potential, technology-enabled clusters.

    Staff December 21, 2016

  • Antique shop opens in downtown Gardiner

    December 20, 2016

    A business selling antiques, vintage items and an exclusive line of Tatuaje cigars is a new addition to the mercantile community of Gardiner's historic downtown.

    December 20, 2016

  • Ellsworth earns accolades for JAX expansion

    December 20, 2016

    The city of Ellsworth was named “2016 Community of the Year” by the Eastern Maine Development Corp. in recognition of its efforts to become a business incubator.

    December 20, 2016

  • Maine newcomers start Lewiston 'slow fashion' company

    December 15, 2016

    Needless Society is a company brand that seems both provocative and an oxymoron for someone wanting to sell products.

    December 15, 2016

  • Gardiner tackles improving its historic downtown

    December 15, 2016

    Façade improvement grants through the Maine Office of Community Development's Micro-Enterprise Assistance Grant Program are starting to take shape and gaining support among Gardiner city planners.

    December 15, 2016

  • Falmouth to wait and see on marijuana sales

    December 14, 2016

    Unlike other communities around Maine, the town of Falmouth has decided to hold public workshops to explore the topic of the sale and cultivation of marijuana, rather than impose a moratorium.

    December 14, 2016

  • Portland Planning Board to vote on West Bayside apartments

    December 13, 2016

    A 54-unit, seven-story apartment building in Portland's West Bayside neighborhood is under review by the city's planning board following a public hearing.

    December 13, 2016

  • Microbrewery boosts Lubec's economy

    December 13, 2016

    In just a year, Lubec Brewing Co., a microbrewery of craft beers that use hops grown by local farmers and organic grains grown in Maine, has gained a central place in helping revitalize the year-round local economy.

    December 13, 2016

  • Florida developer eyes commercial space on India Street

    December 12, 2016

    Portland Norwich Group LLC, with offices in Florida and New Hampshire, is proposing three more buildings for the India Street neighborhood in Portland.

    December 12, 2016

  • More tweaks to 58 Fore St. plan sought

    December 12, 2016

    Portland's Historic Preservation Board is asking for up to 12 planned townhouses to be removed from the proposed redevelopment of 58 Fore St., but developer James Brady hopes to continue talks.

    December 12, 2016

Sign up for Enews

Most Recent

Today's Poll

Does your car have a vanity tag?
Poll Description

Maine holds the title for the greatest percentage of vanity tags among registered cars. 

The Pine Tree State ranks No. 1 nationally with the most enthusiasm for custom license plates, based on search interest and design variety, according to a recent report.

Maine offers 49 different plate designs, but Mainers are always looking for other ways to personalize their plates — with their own vanity messages. 

More Information