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Saco voters to decide on $101M bond for school construction
Updated: June 3, 2024Saco has been trying for more than 20 years to move forward with modernization. “Half my lifetime I’ve spent waiting for some kind of solution,” said one official.
Updated: June 3, 2024
Maine gets OK for floating offshore wind research array on federal waters
May 30, 2024The research array is intended to study interactions with the marine environment, fishing industry, shipping and navigation routes and to inform commercial development of the technology.
May 30, 2024
Husson University steps onto national stage in clean energy technology
Updated: May 30, 2024“Think of me as a ‘technology matchmaker,’” said Brien Walton, associate professor of entrepreneurship and director of the Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business at Husson.
Updated: May 30, 2024
Acting commissioner named to step in for Lambrew at Health and Human Services
Updated: May 28, 2024Sara Gagné-Holmes has served as deputy commissioner since 2019 and has a long record in health policy.
Updated: May 28, 2024
Bangor property revaluation is expected to take two years
May 24, 2024Nearly four decades after its last revaluation, the city of Bangor is getting ready for an update that will appraise more than 11,000 real estate parcels.
May 24, 2024
Charms of the farm: From goat hikes to flower festivals, Maine agritourism is thriving
Updated: May 27, 2024Agritourism is bringing fresh ideas and new people into one of Maine's oldest industries. For the public, the draws include overnight accommodations, guided hikes and themed events.
Updated: May 27, 2024
Maine jobless rate slips to 3.1% in April
Updated: May 20, 2024Unemployment averaged 3.3% in New England and 3.9% for the U.S. in April.
Updated: May 20, 2024
After crippling storms, disaster relief could be on tap for loggers
May 10, 2024Loggers are excluded from disaster relief available to other industries. Proposed legislation would unlock federal assistance for damage from high winds, fire, flooding, insect infestation and drought.
May 10, 2024
Jeanne Lambrew to leave top job at Maine DHHS for roles with think tank, Harvard
May 8, 2024Lambrew’s long career in health care policy includes helping to draft, implement and defend the Affordable Care Act under President Barack Obama.
May 8, 2024
National Park Service seeks up to 2,500 acres for entry to Katahdin monument
Updated: May 9, 2024The request is significantly reduced from the 42,000 acres requested in 2022, in a bill cosponsored at that time by U.S. Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, and Susan Collins, R-Maine.
Updated: May 9, 2024Mills Administration and MaineHousing launch statewide housing data portal
Updated: May 6, 2024The central repository of housing and community data is designed to support planning and actions to address housing production needs across the state.
Updated: May 6, 2024
Local public housing efforts get a $11.6M boost for development and modernization
May 6, 2024With Maine's housing shortage at a fevered pitch and affordability a top challenge, new federal grants will support development, financing and modernization of public housing projects.
May 6, 2024
Defense force: New coalition looks to build talent pool for Maine's military businesses
Updated: June 13, 2024Defense employers across Maine need to hire 8,000 people over the next five years. But in such a tight labor market, where will those workers come from? That's what the Maine Defense Industry Alliance is trying to figure out.
Updated: June 13, 2024
The 'eyes' have it: With dollars on the table, federal spud spat ends in a truce
Updated: May 6, 2024Bowing to bipartisan pressure led by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack has promised to keep the potato classified as a vegetable, not as a grain.
Updated: May 6, 2024
Fate of historic Portland building heads to city council — along with art museum's future
Updated: April 22, 2024There have been months of debate over a proposal to raze 142 Free St. in order to make room for a $100 million expansion at the Portland Museum of Art. Now a request to change the building's historic designation goes to the Portland City Council,
Updated: April 22, 2024
Hanging on the telephone: 207 is safe for now, but what happens when our number is up?
Updated: April 24, 2024The iconic digits might last another nine years. Mainebiz takes a look at the end of 207, including an expert's prediction of what the state's next area code will be.
Updated: April 24, 2024
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