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Dallas company acquires Harpswell marina, plans improvements
June 17, 2020Terms were not disclosed in the announcement of Great Island Marina's purchase by Safe Harbor, which now owns and operates 100 boating facilities throughout the United States.
June 17, 2020
Kittery shipyard's economic impact grew 31% last year, topped $1B
June 12, 2020The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard employed over 7,300 civilian employees in 2019, more than half of whom resided in Maine and received pay totaling $339.3 million, according to an annual study.
June 12, 2020
Maine DMR issues reopening guidance for recreational boating industry
Updated: June 11, 2020As the state gradually reopens sectors of its economy under strict guidelines, the Department of Marine Resources has issued COVID-19 checklists specific to recreational boater services.
Updated: June 11, 2020
BIW and its largest union tussle over contract, while yard wins $43M in new work
June 10, 2020Negotiations on the contract with a key labor union are due to conclude by Friday, with a possible vote by union members the following week. Union officials say their members are prepared to strike if necessary.
June 10, 2020
Undeterred by pandemic, Lyman-Morse 'full steam ahead' on new sailboat build
June 9, 2020Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding in Thomaston began construction of a new sailboat model just before the pandemic hit. After a short slowdown in operations, the project is on track for a fall launch.
June 9, 2020
Trump opens marine national monument, rallies with Puritan workers during Maine visit
June 7, 2020During a roundtable with fishing industry representatives in Bangor Friday, President Donald Trump opened a marine monument to expanded commercial fishing and vowed to increase tariffs on the European Union, and then visited Puritan Medical Products
June 7, 2020$1.4M attachment ordered in Trenton lobster racketeering case
Updated: June 8, 2020A federal district court judge issued an attachment against defendants of a racketeering lawsuit brought by Lobster 207, a Trenton lobster wholesale co-op owned by members of the Maine Lobstering Union.
Updated: June 8, 2020
Trump to tout Puritan swab ramp-up, talk to commercial fishermen during visit
June 4, 2020The president will talk in Bangor with commercial fishermen, then plans to visit Puritan Medical Products in Guilford to celebrate its work producing swabs for COVID-19 tests and its partnership with Bath Iron Works.
June 4, 2020
Insider Notebook: Navatek's Commercial Street lease first step in Portland marine complex
Updated: June 3, 2020The lease is the first in a three-phase property plan for the marine engineering firm, which last year was awarded an $8 million Navy contract, and a key piece of an expanded tech working waterfront at the site; also, nominations open for Smart
Updated: June 3, 2020
BIW vendor tests positive for COVID-19; Portland restaurant closes temporarily
Updated: May 27, 2020A vendor working at Bath Iron Works tested positive for COVID-19, and two other people have also quarantined. In Portland, Salvage BBQ has shut down for at least two weeks after an employee tested positive there.
Updated: May 27, 2020
Breaking into boatbuilding: A traditional craft offers nontraditional entry
Updated: May 25, 2020Maine’s boatbuilding tradition goes back centuries, and today there are still many opportunities to learn the craft. They include some you might expect, and some unlikely learners, too.
Updated: May 25, 2020
In Arundel, marine trade school tries a new tack to weather pandemic
Updated: May 21, 2020Remote instruction during the pandemic has been a huge shift for teachers around the world. But for the Landing School in Arundel, the trick was how to continue programs where students learn things like how to build boats — through hands-on
Updated: May 21, 2020
Bristol Seafood temporarily closes to confront outbreak; Cianbro site cases up to 19
May 19, 2020Bristol Seafood has closed for cleaning and testing after five cases of COVID-19 were found among employees. Maine CDC continues to investigate the outbreak at the Augusta Maine Veterans Home construction site, involving people from multiple states.
May 19, 2020
Maine fishing family turns fishermen’s pants into totes and more
Updated: May 18, 2020The pandemic hasn't stopped a fisherman's family from launching their new manufacturing business by the seat of their pants, literally. The first batch of inventory received so much interest that Taylor and Nikki Strout decided to push forward.
Updated: May 18, 2020
Fork Food Lab, Atlantic Sea Farms cook winning recipes in move from food retail to ‘etail'
Updated: May 18, 2020Since the pandemic hit, these small businesses in Maine's food industry have altered the way they go to market, and are enjoying the just desserts.
Updated: May 18, 2020
5 Piscataquis County nonprofits awarded $40K in MCF grants
Updated: May 13, 2020Five Piscataquis County nonprofits have been awarded a total of $40,850 in grants from the Maine Community Foundation for initiatives designed to enhance access to the outdoors and recreation.
Updated: May 13, 2020
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