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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
The Ecology School receives one of its largest gifts ever, $500K from L.L.Bean
Staff May 13, 2021The major gift will support construction of a new arrival plaza, a new waterfront area and a three-year sponsorship of the new River Bend Farm Family Camp. The school recently unveiled its “regenerative” campus.
Staff May 13, 2021
NECEC makes first $5.8M payment to Maine for broadband, energy infrastructure
Staff May 13, 2021NECEC and Hydro-Quebec, the companies behind the 145-mile energy transmission line being constructed through Franklin and Somerset counties, say the payment is part of $10 million the state will get this year.
Staff May 13, 2021
South Portland may become $8M site for 4,500 batteries
William Hall May 12, 2021The city Planning Board on Tuesday night will consider a proposed battery energy storage system that could be a key component in Maine's growing clean energy infrastructure.
William Hall May 12, 2021
CMP, union agree to new contract; Shaw's Teamsters strike settled
Staff May 6, 2021Central Maine Power and IBEW Local No. 1837 had been negotiating a new contract for months; truckers and mechanics for Shaw's Supermarkets have been working without a contract since last August.
Staff May 6, 2021
Gardiner’s first community solar project goes live
Staff April 30, 2021The project is a partnership between a New York City solar management services startup and a Portsmouth, N.H., solar energy developer, owner and operator. The project’s host, Pine State Trading Co., hopes to lead the way for other communities.
Staff April 30, 2021
Maine homes in on offshore wind site, but fishermen’s protests continue
Laurie Schreiber April 28, 2021Fishery regulators are trying to identify potential offshore wind sites with least impact to the fisheries. “I am dead set against this,” one lobster industry leader said about a proposed wind development off Maine’s southern coast.
Laurie Schreiber April 28, 2021
Proposed broadband authority is ambitious push to bring access to all corners of Maine
Maureen Milliken April 27, 2021The quasi-governmental Maine Connectivity Authority, established with $129 million from the American Rescue Plan as well as state money, would push past the reactive strategy the state has had on broadband access in the past decade.
Maureen Milliken April 27, 2021
Efficiency Maine caps off first phase of high-speed EV charging network
Staff April 26, 2021The installation of two Level 3 electric vehicle chargers in North Windham make seven on the Maine Turnpike and routes north and west to the state's borders. Phase two of the plan to expand EV charging farther begins next month.
Staff April 26, 2021
Mills, MTI launch $500K grant competition to spur clean energy development in Maine
Staff April 23, 2021The Maine Clean Energy Innovation Challenge will fund at least two projects aimed at developing clean energy in the state. Gov. Janet Mills has pledged that Maine will have at least 30,000 clean energy jobs by 2030.
Staff April 23, 2021
Maine's largest law firm launches climate change practice group
Renee Cordes Updated: April 23, 2021On Earth Day, Bernstein Shur announced the launch of a a 15-attorney multidisciplinary practice group to meet growing demand for expertise on climate-related law and regulation.
Renee Cordes Updated: April 23, 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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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
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