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Portland tree pruner is sprouting with revenue growth, purchase of Vermont company
Staff July 1, 2021Lucas Tree Experts, which employs over 500 people, has acquired another family-owned provider of tree and vegetation services, New England Tree Experts.
Staff July 1, 2021Maine PUC awards contracts for solar, wind projects
Staff July 1, 2021Maine Public Utilities Commission Chairman Philip L. Bartlett II said that participation in the latest procurement was competitive and bids were robust.
Staff July 1, 2021Electricity rate changes may loom for customers of Versant, CMP
Staff June 29, 2021Changes in some rates of Versant Power are scheduled to take effect next week, while the utility seeks approval for further changes. Central Maine Power Co. also is asking the Maine Public Utilities Commission to OK new rates.
Staff June 29, 2021CMP ranks last in another customer survey of US utilities
William Hall June 25, 2021The survey by a Michigan human analytics company polled over 76,000 residential customers of 140 utilities providing electricity, gas and combined services.
William Hall June 25, 2021Sappi agrees to sell hydropower sites along Presumpscot River to NY company
William Hall June 17, 2021Dichotomy Power, which develops hydroelectricity generating facilities in the Northeast, plans to acquire the five sites and a fishway for an undisclosed price.
William Hall June 17, 2021
$235M Downeast Wind project under review by LUPC
Maureen Milliken June 14, 2021The 30-turbine wind project planned for Washington County has been in the works since 2013, and could go online by 2023, pending approval for the portion that's in the unorganized territory north of the town of Columbia.
Maureen Milliken June 14, 2021
Former law firm CEO Patrick Scully sworn in as member of Maine PUC
Staff June 9, 2021Scully, who retired from Bernstein Shur in 2019 after a 35-year career, has pledged to make the work of the three-member regulatory panel "even more transparent."
Staff June 9, 2021
Tennessee manufacturer breaks ground on $150M conversion of New Limerick mill
Laurie Schreiber June 8, 2021The plant is Louisiana-Pacific Corp.’s second-longest-running mill, commissioned in 1981. The conversion will increase manufacturing of its flagship siding and trim product and consumption of locally sourced fiber by 30%.
Laurie Schreiber June 8, 2021
High-speed EV charger network to extend eastward to Acadia
Staff Updated: June 4, 2021“It’s significant that we were able to attract these high quality, well-trafficked locations within 30 miles of other fast chargers, and that some of the major gas stations are diversifying their business strategies by adding EV charging,” said an
Staff Updated: June 4, 2021
Three Maine startups get into competitive cleantech accelerator
Renee Cordes Updated: June 4, 2021The 2021 Cleantech Open Northeast cohort consists of 52 startups from across the region and from other countries. The field is the largest in the program's history.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 4, 2021
CMP's president and CEO, Doug Herling, to retire
Staff June 2, 2021The company announced Wednesday that Herling will step down June 30 after a 36-year career with CMP and its parent company.
Staff June 2, 2021
PUC nominee keen to make Maine energy regulator more transparent, help clean-power transition
Renee Cordes Updated: May 27, 2021Patrick Scully, the former CEO of Portland-based law firm Bernstein Shur, has been nominated to serve a six-year term on the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 27, 2021
Maine Water plans to invest $8M in infrastructure upgrades
Staff Updated: May 21, 2021The Saco-based company announced 14 projects, ranging from replacing old water mains to the $1.5 million upgrade of a pump station and intake plant in Skowhegan.
Staff Updated: May 21, 2021
Maine Technology Institute seeks energy innovators for $500K competition
Renee Cordes Updated: May 18, 2021The competitive grant program, previewed by Gov. Mills last month, has released details about the application and award process.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 18, 2021
Three Maine conservation groups plan to sue Brookfield over Kennebec dams
Staff May 17, 2021Four dams owned by global energy company Brookfield Renewable Partners violate federal law and threaten the survival of Atlantic salmon, the conservation groups say in a legal filing.
Staff May 17, 2021
Full construction can start on NECEC transmission line as injunction is lifted
Maureen Milliken May 14, 2021As full construction on the 145-mile project in Somerset, Franklin and Androscoggin counties gets underway, including the undeveloped northern 53 miles that were under the injunction, the Maine AFL-CIO also endorsed the project.
Maureen Milliken May 14, 2021
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Small Business Saturday, the annual tradition that encourages shoppers to support local, independent retailers and entrepreneurs, marked its 16th rendition on Nov. 29, with events held across the nation.
Founded by American Express in 2010, the yearly event has become an essential part of the holiday shopping season. The Small Business Administration became the official co-sponsor in 2011.
Last year, shoppers turned out in full force to support their local communities, generating an estimated $22 billion in spending at small retailers and restaurants.
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