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  • Nonprofit acquires Millinocket mill site, plans collaboration with town on redevelopment

    James McCarthy January 13, 2017

    Our Katahdin, a nonprofit, has purchased the former Great Northern Paper assets in Millinocket, including a 1,400-acre former mill site, land adjacent to the Millinocket Municipal Airport, a 157-acre parcel of land at Ferguson Pond and a federal

    James McCarthy January 13, 2017

  • Did Madison mill fail because of tariff?

    January 10, 2017

    Madison's shuttered Madison Paper Industries mill is the focus of a Wall Street Journal story about what happened when a tariff on a Canadian product purportedly backfired.

    January 10, 2017

  • Firm's proposal to demolish former Great Northern mill raises questions

    January 10, 2017

    North American Recovery Management, a Florida-based demolition company that purchased the former Great Northern Paper mill in East Millinocket last March, has filed an application with the state to raze the mill's buildings.

    January 10, 2017

  • Conservation groups team up to buy forestland in Piscataquis County

    Staff January 9, 2017

    The Forest Society of Maine has teamed up with the Appalachian Mountain Club and the Open Space Institute to acquire and conserve 4,358 acres of forestland surrounding Silver Lake and 12 miles of the West Branch of the Pleasant River in Piscataquis

    Staff January 9, 2017

  • Can Maine take advantage of the new ‘Age of Timber’?

    James McCarthy January 9, 2017

    I recently gave up a Saturday to attend the Wood Innovators Conference at the former Thomas Hammond & Son lumber mill in Hiram, which is re-purposing itself as a business incubator in that beautiful corner of western Maine.

    James McCarthy January 9, 2017

  • Firms buy shuttered Madison paper mill, plan to 're-purpose' the site

    James McCarthy January 3, 2017

    A joint venture involving companies that specialize in re-purposing shuttered mills has purchased the mill assets of Madison Paper Industries for an undisclosed price.

    James McCarthy January 3, 2017

  • Eastport takes another step to advance wood chip exports to EU

    December 27, 2016

    Eastport is one step closer to shipping bulk wood chips to the European Union for use as biomass fuel.

    December 27, 2016

  • Maker of log homes considers Ashland expansion

    December 20, 2016

    Katahdin Forest Products, a maker of log homes based in Oakfield, may expand its Ashland sawmill, contingent on whether electricity can be purchased at a favorable rate from a ReEnergy biomass plant.

    December 20, 2016

  • Layoff assistance starts for Verso millworkers

    December 12, 2016

    A Maine Department of Labor Rapid Response Team recently started holding sessions for workers scheduled to be laid off at Verso's Androscoggin Mill in Jay.

    December 12, 2016

  • Tariff protections extended that protect Maine papermaking jobs

    Staff December 7, 2016

    Good news for Maine paper companies as U.S. trade body extends duties on coated paper imports from certain Asian countries.

    Staff December 7, 2016

  • Asbestos removal at former Lincoln mill carries a heavy tab

    December 5, 2016

    A study of the former Lincoln Paper and Tissue Mill and surrounding property pegs the cost of removing asbestos at the closed mill at $12.4 million.

    December 5, 2016

  • How 'plywood on steroids' reduces construction time and payroll costs

    James McCarthy November 28, 2016

    Sometimes referred to as “plywood on steroids,” CLT and related engineered wood products such as nail laminated and glue-laminated timber have been identified by the Maine Forest Products Council as among the forest products with growing potential

    James McCarthy November 28, 2016

  • Apple donation will preserve 32,000 acres of Maine forest

    Staff November 17, 2016

    Apple Inc., in partnership with The Conservation Fund, is donating a conservation easement across more than 32,400 acres of the Reed Forest in Aroostook County.

    Staff November 17, 2016

  • Verso Paper restructures mill network in cost-cutting effort

    November 15, 2016

    In a continuing effort to trim costs, Verso Corp., the Memphis, Tenn.-based owner of the Jay paper mill, is consolidating its administrative offices and reorganizing its seven mill network into two divisions, the company announced Thursday.

    November 15, 2016

  • What does private trust plan to do with 290,000 acres of Maine forest?

    November 14, 2016

    Gary Bahlkow, a forestry consultant managing the 290,000 acres of North Woods forest, says that the purchase of the land is an investment in the long-term future of the forest products industry.

    November 14, 2016

  • Twin Rivers to acquire paper division of New York's Burrows Paper

    Staff November 14, 2016

    Twin Rivers Paper Co., a Madawaska-based specialty paper manufacturer, announced that it will acquire the paper-manufacturing assets of the New York-based Burrows Paper Corp.

    Staff November 14, 2016

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How much of a concern for your business is crime?
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Whether you do business in a city or a smaller community, crime is fact of daily life — and a cost.

Drug-related crime, vandalism and break-ins can affect businesses, as reported in a recent Mainebiz story that cited businesses' concerns about crime in downtown Portland. 

But so can less visible threats like cybercrime and identify theft. Reports from the consulting firm Deloitte show that online criminals have a range of techniques, including AI-powered phishing schemes, enhanced malware and blockchain-based criminal activities. 

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