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Hybrid format, same goals for 2021 Maine Hire-A-Vet campaign
August 9, 2021The 2021 campaign, set to kick off later this month, will feature a mix of in-person and virtual events. During last year's all-virtual version, 226 employers participated and 145 veterans and military family members were hired.
August 9, 2021
In Portland, landmark 145-foot factory chimney is coming down
Updated: August 9, 2021The distinctive smokestack at the B&M baked bean factory, a long-familiar sight off Interstate 295, will be razed by the end of the month.
Updated: August 9, 2021
With major new investor, Brunswick rocket-maker bluShift enters a new orbit
August 5, 2021The company is now one of the preferred "launch providers" — along with the businesses of Richard Branson and Elon Musk — for the commercial space division of a Los Angeles engineering firm.
August 5, 2021
JAX will spend $5M to raise minimum wage for over 1,000 employees
August 3, 2021Employee attraction and retention were top of mind at the Jackson Laboratory when it instituted an immediate increase to its hourly minimum wage. The lab has 220 open positions, including nearly 70 in Maine.
August 3, 2021
Geiger continues expansion with Colorado acquisition
August 2, 2021The Lewiston-based promotional products company said Monday that it has acquired Englewood, Colo.-based distributor ProCorp. Inc. for an undisclosed amount.
August 2, 2021
Bangor developer aims to bring biorefinery, jobs to former Lincoln mill site
Updated: August 2, 2021A biofuel called ethyl levulinate can be made from wood residue, waste paper or cardboard, municipal solid waste and food waste. The proposed biorefinery would produce locally sourced, renewable, carbon-neutral heating fuel.
Updated: August 2, 2021
3 locations, 1 package: Buyer scoops up Southern Maine warehouses for $9.4M
July 29, 2021In an off-market deal, a Maine-based buyer group picked up three fully tenanted warehouse/distribution facilities that are in great shape but are also expected to have significant upside as the leases expire.
July 29, 2021
Rockland mulls impact of proposed three-fer property sale on working waterfront
July 28, 2021Three pieces of the Rockland waterfront, totaling nearly nine acres, are being marketed as a single commercial offering. Some worry a sale could result in longstanding businesses getting crowded out, but the city says it's looking for balance.
July 28, 2021
Development plans stall for Camden’s former tannery site
July 26, 2021The proposal envisioned an “affordable industrial village.” The Select Board requested a housing component, complicating further negotiations. Still, said one official, “I don’t think it’s an impossible project.”
July 26, 2021
Soaring seaweed demand drives York County food processor to quadruple its space
Updated: July 26, 2021Build-out is underway at Atlantic Sea Farms' new Biddeford facility, with move-in expected to be complete by late October. Farming, production, and retail and wholesale outlets are growing, including sales to chain Whole Foods Market.
Updated: July 26, 2021
Draft defense bill could mean more work for BIW, other Maine contractors
Updated: July 26, 2021A draft bill in Congress could mean more work for Bath Iron Works and other Maine contractors, according to U.S. Sen Angus King, I-Maine, a member of the Senate's Armed Services Committee, a member of the Senate's Armed Service Committee.
Updated: July 26, 2021
Brunswick Landing’s TechPlace gets $803K for manufacturing, creating 20 jobs
July 23, 2021The money is expected to support critical infrastructure improvements, create 20 jobs, retain 120 jobs and generate $3.5 million in private investment. TechPlace opened in 2015 and now houses 35 early-stage businesses.
July 23, 2021
Maker of light sculpture ‘Hopeful’ doubles down on neon with dedicated studio
Updated: July 19, 2021A Maine artist whose paintings and prints appear in prestigious collections discovered neon as a medium in recent years. A second Portland studio, renovated from a century-old florist shop and greenhouse, offers space to display the light sculptures.
Updated: July 19, 2021
Ashland markets newly purchased 94-acre parcel for commercial, industrial use
July 15, 2021The town sees the parcel of land as a potential industrial park, and is already conducting site tours with prospective investors.
July 15, 2021
Maine tightens up proposed offshore wind farm area, but fishermen still don’t like it
July 14, 2021The state collected input on fishing activity, marine wildlife and navigation off southern Maine to refine the potential site for the research array. “I’m concerned with this narrowed focus on an already heavily fished area,” said one fishing
July 14, 2021
Maine will settle with Purdue Pharma, Sacklers for $20M, but is that enough?
Updated: July 14, 2021The settlement by Maine and 14 other states with the manufacturer of prescription opioid OxyContin would divvy up billions of dollars. But Maine has paid an especially high price as a result of the opioid epidemic.
Updated: July 14, 2021
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