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WEX expands partnership with electric-vehicle charging giant
Renee Cordes September 28, 2021Building on a 2019 agreement, the Portland-based financial technology service provider and ChargePoint, of Campbell, Calif., aim to ease the integration of electric vehicles into corporate fleets.
Renee Cordes September 28, 2021
CMP says its service has improved, penalty should be lifted
Jessica Hall September 22, 2021Central Maine Power, the state's largest utility, said it has improved billing and customer service, so a financial penalty imposed by the Maine Public Utilities Commission should end.
Jessica Hall September 22, 2021
Gorham Savings Bank breaks ground on $1.1M solar array
Jessica Hall Updated: September 21, 2021The installation, designed by ReVision Energy, will generate 1 million kilowatt-hours annually and be located adjacent to the bank’s operations center on Wentworth Drive in Gorham.
Jessica Hall Updated: September 21, 2021
Portland seeks vendors to help electrification efforts
Renee Cordes September 14, 2021The city of Portland has issued a request for proposals seeking energy efficiency providers and solar partners to supply residents and businesses with solar panels at home heating costs at significantly reduced costs.
Renee Cordes September 14, 2021
Yarmouth firm gets fed funding for project to turn dairy farm waste into biogas
Renee Cordes September 13, 2021Summit Natural Gas of Maine Inc. was awarded close to $5 million for a project to turn naturally organic waste from six dairy farms in Clinton and other areas in Maine into biogas.
Renee Cordes September 13, 2021
8 Maine energy projects to get $7.5M in USDA rural development funding
Staff September 10, 2021The money will go to rural communities, agricultural producers and businesses for renewable energy infrastructure. The awards come in the midst of Maine’s renewable energy push, with a 2040 target for 100% clean energy.
Staff September 10, 2021
UMaine launches marine product program to help drive the state's 'blue economy'
Staff August 30, 2021Aquaculture and ocean energy are growing contributors to Maine’s “blue economy” — the subject of a new collaboration between science and business experts in working-waterfront industries.
Staff August 30, 2021
With output from new solar farm in Waldoboro, Bigelow Lab gets greener
Staff Updated: August 27, 2021The lab is one of the largest users of a new Waldoboro solar farm, which is generating 85% of the lab’s electricity. The development adds to Bigelow’s green initiatives, which include on-campus solar and EV-charging stations.
Staff Updated: August 27, 2021
Former Central Maine Power manager will return to company as CEO
Staff August 26, 2021Joseph Purington began his operations career at CMP in 1987, serving for 28 years in a variety of roles, then worked for the predecessor of CMP's parent company, Avangrid. In 2014 he joined Eversource New Hampshire.
Staff August 26, 2021
Portland-based renewable energy company gets $25M in growth capital
Staff August 17, 2021ORPC’s RivGen system harnesses river and tidal current energy to generate electricity. Over 2 billion people worldwide have limited access to electricity, prompting bullishness from the new investors.
Staff August 17, 2021
Innovators of farming robots and renewable power win clean energy competition
Staff Updated: August 17, 2021The competition identifies promising technologies to help address the climate and Maine’s clean energy goals. Companies in Biddeford and Wiscasset were each awarded $250,000.
Staff Updated: August 17, 202112 Maine towns and organizations awarded $5M for economic development
Catie Joyce-Bulay August 11, 2021A new round of grants from the Northern Border Regional Commission will fund improvements from Augusta to Machias to Limestone.
Catie Joyce-Bulay August 11, 2021Maine regulator opens probe into Verizon's phone numbering practices
Renee Cordes August 3, 2021Months after an analysis concluded that Maine's "207" area could could be exhausted by the fourth quarter of 2024, the state's utilities regulator said it has reason to question Verizon's forecasting process for numbering resources.
Renee Cordes August 3, 2021
Bangor developer aims to bring biorefinery, jobs to former Lincoln mill site
Staff Updated: August 2, 2021A biofuel called ethyl levulinate can be made from wood residue, waste paper or cardboard, municipal solid waste and food waste. The proposed biorefinery would produce locally sourced, renewable, carbon-neutral heating fuel.
Staff Updated: August 2, 2021
Belfast community solar project goes live, powering up to 1,000 homes and businesses
Catie Joyce-Bulay July 27, 2021A new community solar project in Belfast is expected to provide 7 megawatts of energy to nearly 1,000 Maine residential and small-business customers. It’s the third Maine project launched by PowerMarket and SunRaise Investments.
Catie Joyce-Bulay July 27, 2021
Clear Skies law in South Portland clears legal challenge after six years
Staff July 16, 2021Portland Pipe Line Corp. on Thursday dropped a ruling appeal in its 2015 suit to overturn the ordinance. The city had passed the law to prevent the company from piping crude oil out of Canada to oil-carrying ships in Maine.
Staff July 16, 2021
Today's Poll
Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank
With the official end of summer this past weekend, we're taking a look back at how the season unfolded.
Back in early August, we asked how the summer tourism season was going — and at the time, the majority of respondents told us it could be better. And remember, the season started very rainy and ended amid a drought.
Now that the season has wrapped up, we're checking in again to see how things ended. Did things improve? Did tourism pick up later in the summer, or did the season fall short of expectations?
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Groundbreaking Maine
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The Giving Guide
The Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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