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Maine food producers and farms get USDA funding for equipment
June 10, 2025Recipients include brewers, oyster growers and specialty producers, with award amounts ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.
June 10, 2025
EPA funding will help jumpstart 'brownfields' cleanup at 25 Maine sites
Updated: June 10, 2025Hazardous materials and deteriorated structures are the focus of federal brownfields cleanup grants designed to support redevelopment and infrastructure investment.
Updated: June 10, 2025
Maine will reissue botched pine tree license plates to 3,600 drivers
June 9, 2025Printing errors on a small percentage of the newly minted Maine license plates have caused some confusion and potential issues with E-Z Pass readings. New plates will be issued to affected drivers in August.
June 9, 2025
Former labor commissioner in LePage administration will head USDA Rural Development in Maine
June 4, 2025John Butera, who most recently had been a VP and commercial loan officer at Skowhegan Savings Bank, has been selected to head rural development for the USDA in Maine.
June 4, 2025
Fly the flag for Maine in state-sponsored contest
May 30, 2025Submissions for the Maine Atlas Project are due by Wednesday, July 9.
May 30, 2025
Op-Ed: 'Big, beautiful bill’ endangers planned factory in Lewiston — and very future it claims to champion
Updated: May 26, 2025The sweeping domestic policy bill passed by the U.S. House last week endangers plans for a $6 million advanced battery plant in Lewiston that had been set to employ 70 people in three years.
Updated: May 26, 2025
Bangor's new city manager has experience with government operations and taxation
May 22, 2025Carollynn J. Lear, who joins the city from the IRS, steps into a role held for three years by Debbie Laurie, who retired after a total of three decades with the city.
May 22, 2025
Hannah Pingree resigns from Mills administration to ‘explore new opportunities’
May 16, 2025Sarah Curran, who has been deputy director of the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, was promoted to director.
May 16, 2025Workforce development resources in Maine
May 12, 2025Maine Department of Labor CareerCenters provide employment and training services at no charge for Maine workers and businesses. There are free resources for job seekers and assistance for employers with recruitment, training and workforce services.
May 12, 2025
Despite tariff uncertainty, US economy in 'pretty good spot,' regional expert says
Updated: May 13, 2025"We're in a pretty good spot, all things considered," Kenneth J. Entenmann, chief investment officer and chief economist at NBT Wealth Management, told Mainebiz in a phone interview.
Updated: May 13, 2025
Collins questions Homeland Security and FBI directors on illegal marijuana operations
May 9, 2025At a recent senate appropriations committee hearing U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said there are at least 270 Chinese-backed illegal marijuana growing operations in Maine, which are tied to organized crime syndicates, and asked for more federal
May 9, 2025
Pingree introduces legislation to expand trade with Iceland
Updated: May 8, 2025Iceland is a key trading partner for Maine, given that Portland has the primary U.S. port for the Icelandic shipping company Eimskip.
Updated: May 8, 2025
Mills, regional peers seek to smooth Canada trade tensions in cross-border summit
Updated: May 7, 2025Maine’s Democratic governor, joined by peers from five other Northeastern states, extended the invitation to premiers of six Canadian provinces.
Updated: May 7, 2025
166 Maine communities awarded $8M to strengthen climate resilience
May 6, 2025Riverbank stabilization, battery backup power and heat pump installations are among the climate initiatives underway in the program’s largest grant round.
May 6, 2025King backs measure to fund deferred maintenance projects at national parks
May 4, 2025Maine's Acadia National Park, which gets roughly 4 million visitors a year, is among the national parks with a to-do list of maintenance projects.
May 4, 2025
South Portland's new economic development chief brings varied industry experience
Updated: May 5, 2025Lea Duffy, who joined the city government last year as economic development director, will succeed William Mann as economic development director.
Updated: May 5, 2025
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