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Affordable housing in southern Maine to see $1.2M influx from feds
March 2, 2023The money will be split among three organizations that could also use the funds to help preserve neighborhoods and/or educate residents about homeownership.
March 2, 2023
During Portland visit, senior SBA official touts coworking 'mojo' for small businesses
Updated: March 2, 2023Mark Madrid's all-day Portland visit included stops at LB Kitchen on Munjoy Hill, Treehouse Toys, Nomad's Adventure and Active Wear, Chart Metalworks, Burundi Star Coffee and MotoResto.
Updated: March 2, 2023
Bids due next week on controversial Brunswick-Topsham bridge project
Updated: March 2, 2023Plans to demolish and replace the so-called "green bridge" have been delayed for years by historic preservation groups, who filed a new federal lawsuit on Feb. 24 seeking to stop the project amid concerns that the Maine DOT has "vastly
Updated: March 2, 2023
Maine small business centers helped 2,284 clients access $30M in 2022
Updated: February 28, 2023Advisors logged more than 10,000 hours last year, helping clients start 129 new businesses, save and create 591 jobs and access $30.3 million in funding.
Updated: February 28, 2023
$15M in state funds to expand career, technical education in Maine
Updated: February 28, 2023Career and technical education schools in Norway, Biddeford, Lincoln and Mexico will share $15 million in funding to build new facilities or add to existing ones.
Updated: February 28, 2023Maine gets $18M in federal funds for water upgrades
February 26, 2023The latest funding comes from $2.4 billion made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which includes federal funds to upgrade water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure.
February 26, 2023
Pixelle paper mill in Jay will close a month earlier than expected
February 24, 2023Pixelle had announced in September 2022 that the mill would close in April, citing economic forces that made operations unsustainable. About 230 employees will be affected by the closure.
February 24, 2023
Former Iowa civil rights investigator hired as Portland's first DEI director
February 23, 2023Umaru Balde is multi-lingual, a doctoral candidate and holds a master's degree in comparative religions from Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt.
February 23, 2023
Relief for small businesses included in $38M supplemental budget
Updated: February 22, 2023The supplemental budget just signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills includes $6.5 million to extend health insurance relief for small businesses.
Updated: February 22, 2023
Bar Harbor Council airs concerns about conflicts of interest over cruise ships
February 16, 2023Concerns include committee members connected to plaintiff organizations or who might have at least an indirect financial interest in the litigation’s outcome.
February 16, 2023
Bye bye birdie? Maine considers retiring chickadee plates
February 15, 2023The Legislature's transportation committee will consider the new design over the next several weeks, after which it will go to the full Legislature for consideration.
February 15, 2023
Maine's Inland Fisheries and Wildlife commissioner to serve on North American council
February 14, 2023Judy Camuso, commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, has been appointed to the North American Wetlands Conservation council. She's the first person from Maine in that role.
February 14, 2023Small business group pushes back against proposed paid leave mandate
February 8, 2023The Maine chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business says proposed legislation to expand paid family and medical leave could negatively affect thousands of small businesses.
February 8, 2023
Fire at Gifford's ice cream facility in Skowhegan under investigation
February 3, 2023Production equipment was damaged, but the people inside the plant were able to get out safely.
February 3, 2023
Word on the street: Downtown rebound, office conversions top Maine development trends
Updated: February 6, 2023Here's what's trending in commercial real estate this year, with updates from Auburn, Augusta, Bangor, Westbrook and elsewhere in Maine.
Updated: February 6, 2023
King bill would double overseas marketing of agricultural exports
Updated: February 1, 2023The Expanding Agricultural Exports Act would double federal funding to market U.S. agricultural products overseas including blueberries and lobsters from Maine.
Updated: February 1, 2023
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