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The Westbrook property was set up for retail distribution, not for manufacturing a critically need medical diagnostic device. And instead of a year or more for such jobs, Landry/French had two months.
The deal paves the way for the town to begin redevelopment of the 215-acre site, in hopes of attracting multiple industrial users. Demolition of portions of the facility will take place over the next 18 months.
A bipartisan bill introduced by lawmakers including U.S. Rep. Jared Golden and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins would set up a new program to provide payments to timber companies.
The electric-diesel hybrid propulsion system will eliminate up to 800 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually, reducing exhaust fumes, excessive engine noise and vibrations.
Bath Iron Works' largest labor union says the Navy is encouraging the use of subcontractors, which is one of the key areas of disagreement in the month-long strike.
A new, federally funded partnership of industry organizations is assessing manufacturers’ operation disruptions caused by COVID-19, to begin implementing tailored recovery plans.
Covetrus, the state's largest public company by revenues, continues to revamp its leadership team with the addition of a new chief human resources officer, chief product officer and board member.
A shortage of year-round housing in Bar Harbor has prompted the Jackson Laboratory to propose a development of 44 units for its employees.
The agency is investigating outbreaks at American Roots and Corsetti's restaurant, both in Westbrook, and at a Goodwill warehouse in Gorham, as well as a pending outbreak at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland.
The shipyard on Friday filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board saying the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers Local S6 violated labor law by threatening members who returned to work.
A surfboard manufacturer used the pandemic’s down time to finalize a hybrid design combining wood construction with a plastic perimeter rail. The pandemic is driving increased interest in surfing.
Sappi will permanently shut Paper Machine No. 9 and the majority of its biomass energy complex at its Westbrook mill, resulting in 75 layoffs. In Jay, Pixelle Specialty Solutions is laying off 59 paper workers after an April explosion at its plant.
Bath Iron Works employees whose duties have been affected by a recent decline in production will be without a job, at least temporarily. The strike with BIW's largest labor union began June 22, and no end is in sight.
CEO Don Oakes talks to Mainebiz about how business is going after the maker and seller of totes, bags and accessories from recycled sail cloth opens eight new locations and embarks on a partnership with the Life is Good brand.
Hussey Seating is helping out Good Shepherd Food Bank in several ways; the Maine Association of Nonprofits is looking for input from others in the state's nonprofit sector.
As a strike with its largest union continues, Bath Iron Works received a contract modification to fund improvements to the shipyard and its function as a supplier base for the Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
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As hotel construction continues across Portland — with 10 new projects approved before the city imposed a moratorium on new hotel development — developers argue that new hotels bring jobs, tax revenue and visitors.
In June, the city extended the moratorium by six months.
With a growing number of hotel projects underway or proposed, some ask whether the market is saturated. Activists argue that developers should focus on much-needed housing.
Meantime, hotel rates routinely exceed $400 a night in Portland, so there's still apparently demand.
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