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Aroostook County receives $150K to help residents struggling with utility payments
Alexis Wells August 30, 2023The partnership is expected to help support nearly 200 vulnerable households avoid disconnection of their electricity service.
Alexis Wells August 30, 2023
Maine communities adopt program to finance energy upgrades for buildings
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 28, 2023The investment is recovered through savings on the consumers’ energy bills. The program “provides a very attractive pathway for businesses to finance energy improvements,” said the leader of Efficiency Maine.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 28, 2023
$16M in UMF renovations aim to make campus more attractive to students while saving money
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 15, 2023An 18-month, $11 million energy upgrade project is underway along with $5.4 million in residence hall improvements.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 15, 2023
With $6M grant, UMaine team will help prepare power grids for climate change
Laurie Schreiber August 14, 2023A research project will explore ways to equip local electricity infrastructure to deal with the growing impact of climate change.
Laurie Schreiber August 14, 2023
Maine DEP investigates colorful emissions at Portland waste-to-energy plant
Laurie Schreiber August 7, 2023The state is investigating the cause and impact of pinkish-purple emissions that were said to be caused by iodine in the waste stream.
Laurie Schreiber August 7, 2023
$6M funding boost will bring EV chargers to 12 sites in Maine
Renee Cordes August 3, 2023The locations range from Brunswick to Houlton, and the new chargers are planned to be in operation next year.
Renee Cordes August 3, 2023
Hollywood Casino in Bangor adds six Tesla charging stations
Alexis Wells Updated: July 28, 2023Maine has a growing number of electric cars, according to the state Department of Energy. Through December 2022, Maine had nearly 5,000 electric cars registered, up from 3,000 in 2021.
Alexis Wells Updated: July 28, 2023
Maine pumped up to install more heat pumps
Renee Cordes Updated: July 25, 2023After Maine surpassed a goal of installing 100,000 heat pumps two years ahead of schedule, Gov. Janet Mills announced a new statewide target.
Renee Cordes Updated: July 25, 2023
Connecticut solar company leases first Maine location
Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 11, 2023Venture Solar started in 2015 in a 75-square-foot office. Today, it has seven offices along the East Coast and over 400 employees.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 11, 2023
Mills veto of offshore wind bill draws criticism from AFL-CIO
Laurie Schreiber June 28, 2023Gov. Janet Mills said an amendment that requires collective bargaining agreements “creates a chilling effect” for non-union companies and workers.
Laurie Schreiber June 28, 2023
Bill that could spur offshore wind development heads to full Legislature
Laurie Schreiber June 8, 2023A provision negotiated with lobstering groups would avoid conflicts within a key lobstering ground. The goal is to install 3,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy by 2040.
Laurie Schreiber June 8, 2023
Robbins Lumber acquires two Pleasant River sawmills, will retain employees
Laurie Schreiber May 26, 2023The acquisitions are a game-changer. Robbins now has four sawmill/planer mills, a biomass power plant and a coatings facility with an expanded customer base.
Laurie Schreiber May 26, 2023
E2Tech director plans to step down after 4 years
Renee Cordes Updated: May 26, 2023Marty Grohman said he plans to do some sustainability startup consulting as he mulls his next chapter.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 26, 2023
ReVision Energy adds its first external board member
Alexis Wells May 24, 2023Fiona Wilson, a Freeport resident, is the director of the University of New Hampshire's sustainability institute.
Alexis Wells May 24, 2023
CMP, state officials urge motorists to drive safely
Ann Fisher May 17, 2023Seven crashes impacted roughly 6,000 CMP customers over just one weekend this month, part of a recent spike.
Ann Fisher May 17, 2023
Solar to power up Bar Harbor college, surrounding communities
Laurie Schreiber April 28, 2023It's anticipated that renewable power for all non-residential uses at the College of the Atlantic will be supplied along with the Deer Isle/Stonington School District, the town of Blue Hill and the Bangor Water District.
Laurie Schreiber April 28, 2023
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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