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  • Owner of tree-service company killed

    June 25, 2012

    The owner of a tree service company in West Gardiner was killed Friday afternoon when he made contact with a live utility wire while clearing tree growth around power lines.

    June 25, 2012

  • Resources line up for Norwegian wind pilot

    June 25, 2012

    Statoil, an energy company in Norway, is planning to hold public hearings this week to share details of its proposed pilot offshore wind farm south of Boothbay Harbor.

    June 25, 2012

  • A recent executive decree redefines green building standards

    Matt Dodge June 25, 2012

    Don White, president of Bangor-based Prentiss & Carlisle forest management company, has spent a career assessing the value in a stand of trees.

    Matt Dodge June 25, 2012

  • Natural gas co. picked to supply Augusta state buildings

    June 21, 2012

    The state government has chosen Maine Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, to build a natural gas pipeline in Augusta to serve its facilities.

    June 21, 2012

  • Portland housing complex earns LEED status

    June 19, 2012

    Oak Street Lofts, a 37-unit apartment complex in Portland owned by Avesta Housing, has received LEED platinum certification, making it the first affordable multi-family building in Maine to receive that designation.

    June 19, 2012

  • First Wind, Emera close joint venture deal

    June 18, 2012

    Massachusetts-based First Wind Holdings and Nova Scotia-based Emera Inc. have closed a $361 million deal to jointly own and operate wind energy projects in the Northeast through a new company called Northeast Wind Partners.

    June 18, 2012

  • Floating wind farm focus of public hearings

    June 15, 2012

    A Norwegian company that last year proposed a pilot offshore wind farm south of Boothbay Harbor is planning to hold public meetings this month to share details of the project.

    June 15, 2012

  • Wind turbine parts arrive in Maine

    June 13, 2012

    Components for wind turbines destined for First Wind's Bull Hill wind project in Hancock County arrived at Mack Point in Searsport yesterday.

    June 13, 2012

  • Gas pipeline company sold to Colo. firm

    June 13, 2012

    Kennebec Valley Gas Co., which has proposed a 56-mile natural gas pipeline through central Maine, has been sold to a subsidiary of a Colorado-based energy company. State utilities regulators, however, still must approve the deal.

    June 13, 2012

  • Investment program seeks rural jobs

    Randy Billings June 11, 2012

    Maine Senate Republicans recently announced an increase in the cap to tax credits for certain rural development projects in the state's new $250 million New Markets Capital Investment Program.

    Randy Billings June 11, 2012

  • USDA doles out $161K for energy projects

    June 8, 2012

    Ten Maine farms and businesses have received more than $160,000 for renewable energy projects. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Energy for America Program.

    June 8, 2012

  • Farm unveils manure-powered energy system

    June 7, 2012

    A dairy farm in Exeter, Maine, today unveiled a new energy system powered by cow manure.

    June 7, 2012

  • Electricity rates to rise for BHE customers

    June 4, 2012

    Transmission rates are increasing for customers of Bangor Hydro Electric Co. because of an annual adjustment. The increase, which went into effect Friday, affects residential, industrial and commercial customers.

    June 4, 2012

  • Maine receives oil shipments from the West

    May 30, 2012

    Maine will likely see an increase in the amount of crude oil from the West being shipped via rail through the state.

    May 30, 2012

  • Grant helps fund $1M Sugarloaf snow-gun upgrade

    May 23, 2012

    Sugarloaf ski resort in Carrabassett Valley has received a $300,000 grant from Efficiency Maine to help it purchase 300 high-efficiency snow guns. The entire project will cost $1 million, and Sugarloaf will foot the remainder.

    May 23, 2012

  • Report: First Wind farms' output meets expectations

    May 21, 2012

    Wind farms operated by Massachusetts-based First Wind generated between 27% and 37% of their capacity last year, falling within industry standards, according to a report released over the weekend.

    May 21, 2012

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The federal government shut down at midnight on Oct. 1 over a budget stalemate. The standoff in Washington comes on top of changing policies on tariffs and trade.

The shutdown curtailed the release of monthly reports on the country's trade balance, consumer prices, retail sales and producer price. In Maine, much of the Acadia National Park staff was put on furlough, though roads and campgrounds were still accessible. 

The last shutdown stretched over 35 days from Dec. 22, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019.

A shutdown of less than two weeks is "unlikely to have a material impact on the economy or household finances," the president of a Maine credit union told Mainebiz last week.

But there's growing anxiety over how a protracted shutdown would affect the economy.

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