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With solar installation, Gorham Savings touts 'carbon neutral' designation
Peter Van Allen July 8, 2022Gorham Savings Bank invested $1.1 million in a solar array that will offset nearly all of its electricity costs at 11 branches and several office locations.
Peter Van Allen July 8, 2022
Peaks Renewables breaks ground on project to create biogas from Maine dairy farms
Jessica Hall July 7, 2022This "manure-only" project is the first of its kind in Maine — but joins a number of projects across the country that use the technology to reduce emissions and create renewable natural gas.
Jessica Hall July 7, 2022
New $60M Biddeford water facility pays homage to employee who kept old one running
Laurie Schreiber July 5, 2022The old facility was operated with knobs and levers. Until the new plant opened last month, the mantra for keeping the old one going was “What Would Kirby Do?”
Laurie Schreiber July 5, 2022
Portland renewable energy firm to install power system at other end of the world
Jessica Hall June 27, 2022ORPC will install its first power system in South America next year. The generating system harnesses the energy of river currents to reduce the need for fossil-fuel devices.
Jessica Hall June 27, 2022
FirstPark, in Oakland, sells four lots for solar development in $500K deal
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 23, 2022Once online, the 3.64-megawatt, 6,154-panel solar array would provide power to residential subscribers and small businesses in the area.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 23, 2022
New report cites strong job potential in Maine-based offshore wind industry
Staff Updated: June 16, 2022The industry is rapidly growing along the East Coast, and services ranging from surveying and permitting to construction and installation will be needed.
Staff Updated: June 16, 2022
CMP, Versant customers to see lower bills
Jessica Hall June 15, 2022Renewable energy sales helped reduce monthly bills for customers of CMP and Versant Power.
Jessica Hall June 15, 2022
Number's not up yet for 207 area code, regulator says
Renee Cordes Updated: June 15, 2022The Maine Public Utiltiies Commission said the statewide area code won't be exhausted until the end of 2025, a year after originally feared.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 15, 2022
UMaine, lobster industry partner to map fishing and avoid conflict with wind turbines
Staff Updated: June 3, 2022Commercial fishermen are concerned that offshore wind development could result in lost fishing grounds and pose navigation and safety concerns.
Staff Updated: June 3, 2022Two rural water district upgrades get $11.2M in federal funding
Staff Updated: June 3, 2022Funding for the Anson and Madison Water District and the Paris Utility District comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Water and Waste Disposal Program.
Staff Updated: June 3, 2022-
Central Maine Power will seek rate hike — but Mills vows to oppose it
Renee Cordes May 27, 2022The plan could raise electricity prices by as much as $10 a month for the average Maine household over the next three years.
Renee Cordes May 27, 2022 
Be good with B Corp: More companies are undergoing rigorous certification for accountability
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 30, 2022A growing number of companies are becoming B Corporations and engaged in the movement. And more employers, consumers, investors and business partners are looking for that designation.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 30, 2022
Firm in Millinocket to make turbine shafts for ORPC underwater power systems
Staff May 18, 2022The plan is to create a testing center to support design and development of the next-generation Modular RivGen, which harnesses energy from free-flowing rivers and tidal currents.
Staff May 18, 2022
GWI gets $9M in grant funding for high-speed internet in three towns
Staff May 18, 2022The grant funding from the ConnectME Authority will allow GWI build high-speed internet networks in Hebron, Sumner and Northport.
Staff May 18, 2022
Lewiston files suit against Auburn Water District in development spat
Jessica Hall May 16, 2022The lawsuit follows a move in March in Auburn to rezone 148 acres near the lake, as well as ongoing discussions about updating septic design standards in the watershed.
Jessica Hall May 16, 2022
Dead River Co. CEO will step down next month
Renee Cordes Updated: May 13, 2022Deanna Sherman will retire as president and CEO at the end of June and be succeeded by the company's chief operating officer.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 13, 2022
Today's Poll
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The days after Thanksgiving are the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. Many shoppers are already setting their sights on the whirlwind of holiday shopping — Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.
Major retailers like Walmart, Target, Amazon and Best Buy have already launched early deals, giving shoppers a head start on savings.
A record 186.9 million people plan to shop from midnight on Black Friday through Cyber Monday, according to a consumer survey by the National Retail Federation. The figure is up by more than 3 million total shoppers from last year's record.
The National Retail Federation forecast also calls for holiday spending to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, with sales predicted to grow between 3.7% and 4.2% from 2024.
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