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Bill in Maine Legislature aims to create life science innovation center
April 21, 2025Maine has 587 life science companies employing nearly 10,000 people, but ranks 37th in the nation for R&D. The center would drive statewide coordination, investment and program development to support long-term industry growth.
April 21, 2025
Federal wood processing loan fund could have applications in Maine
Updated: December 31, 2024A new federal program finances wood processing facilities utilizing wood products from at-risk forests. The USDA Forest Service identified Maine woodlands that fit the profile.
Updated: December 31, 2024
A Belfast builder will rebrand to focus on its mass timber capability
December 13, 2024NotchSB, as the company will be known, has its roots in GO Logic, a Belfast design-build firm co-founded in 2008 by Matthew O’Malia to focus on Passive House construction.
December 13, 2024
UMaine breaks ground on $82M ‘factory of the future’
October 30, 2024The 50,000-square-foot facility is designed as a digital manufacturing environment powered by high-performance computing and artificial intelligence.
October 30, 2024
‘Legacy’ industrial sites across Maine are focus of state redevelopment help
Updated: October 23, 2024Forest bioproducts, clean energy and new uses for old infrastructure are the focus points for industrial projects across Maine slated to receive technical assistance from the state.
Updated: October 23, 2024-
Developer looks to community to help keep Bethel apartment project on track
Updated: October 22, 2024Cost increases for the redevelopment of a 19th-century Bethel home into apartments prompted a community campaign to raise funds for completing the project.
Updated: October 22, 2024
Hancock Lumber plans to buy Tiny Homes of Maine
October 2, 2024Tiny homes and accessory dwelling units are an emerging segment of the housing market. The acquisition will leverage Hancock Lumber’s buying power, facilities and manufacturing expertise.
October 2, 2024
Maine land bank's first test will be redeveloping East Millinocket site
Updated: October 1, 2024The Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority — created two years ago by the state Legislature — aims to accelerate the redevelopment of neglected, abandoned, environmentally hazardous and functionally obsolete properties.
Updated: October 1, 2024
Sappi North America promotes four to new leadership roles
Updated: September 23, 2024Sappi North America has promoted four senior staff members to new leadership positions in Maine.
Updated: September 23, 2024
From seaweed twine to plantain salve, young businesses are going all-out on innovation
Updated: September 2, 2024Maine's startup ecosytem is thriving, with dozens of young companies. Common themes? It’s about a personal interest or mission, often supported by programs like Top Gun and Dirigo Labs.
Updated: September 2, 2024
Through training program, more students prepare to enter Maine's logging industry
August 14, 2024Another dozen future members of Maine's logging industry are training this summer in a joint program of the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine and Northern Maine Community College.
August 14, 2024
USDA grant will help UMaine team turn forest products into jet fuel, fish feed
Updated: August 6, 2024Developing such new products from waste wood could ultimately generate additional revenue streams for Maine's forest-related industries.
Updated: August 6, 2024
TimberHP to develop environmental disclosures for its wood-fiber insulation
July 23, 2024The first company in North America to produce insulation from wood fiber, TimberHP will install equipment and software to capture energy and raw material usage data.
July 23, 2024
After legal fight, owner of Lumbery in Cape Elizabeth wants to sell for $1.25M
July 9, 2024The town dropped a lawsuit against the business for display violations. The owners sees untapped potential for the business and land, but lacks the cash and energy "to reach the next level."
July 9, 2024
In search of a sustainable source of wood, Lewiston guitar maker buys saw mill
Updated: July 3, 2024In addition to working with red spruce, Bourgeois Guitars seeks to cultivate market appetite for the sustainable domestic "tonewood" species found in Maine’s northern forests.
Updated: July 3, 2024
Forest-based economy, jobs will be focus of Maine higher ed partnership
June 28, 2024Collaborations will integrate diverse fields such as artificial intelligence, wood-derived alternatives to plastic, and rural development, in order to foster resilient forest communities.
June 28, 2024
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