Processing Your Payment
Please do not leave this page until complete. This can take a few moments.
Sustainability
-
New Aroostook County initiative aims to attract Puerto Rican families
October 12, 2018Aroostook County's Northern Maine Growth Initiative, a grassroots collaboration of business, educational, social services and faith-based groups, has been working on plans to attract more families to the region and build the workforce.
October 12, 2018
Best Places to Work in Maine: And the winners are ...
October 10, 2018Three companies, two of them repeat winners, topped a field of 75 finalists to be named “Best Place to Work in Maine” at an awards ceremony Tuesday night at the Augusta Civic Center.
October 10, 2018
Kennebec Valley expo to feature more than 100 companies
October 9, 2018The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Expo Wednesday will feature more than 100 businesses, with a focus on hiring, and is expected to draw a “diverse crowd” to the Augusta Civic Center.
October 9, 2018Hannaford to charge nickel fee for paper grocery bags in 5 Maine stores
October 4, 2018Hannaford Supermarkets outlets in Belfast, Brunswick, Kennebunk, Saco and York will add a nickel surcharge on Oct. 8 for each paper grocery bag the stories provide to encourage customers to bring reusable, eco-friendly bags to the checkout lane,
October 4, 2018
Rumford could get $400K under proposed land sale to Poland Spring
October 2, 2018Voters in Rumford next week could ratify a measure that would give Poland Spring Water Co. time to consider siting a bottling plant on 150 acres of town land and allow the company to pay $400,000 for the parcel.
October 2, 2018Yarmouth entrepreneur leads effort to keep Fork Food Lab open
September 6, 2018An effort is under way to save the Fork Food Lab, an incubator for startup food businesses in Portland that is slated to be closed by the end of this month.
September 6, 2018
Brunswick Landing gets $615K EDA grant for sewer upgrades
August 9, 2018With a tweet imprinted over the U.S. Department of Commerce's logo, the Economic Development Administration announced Tuesday it was awarding a $615,000 grant to the Midcoast Regional Development Authority for upgrades to the sewer systems at
August 9, 2018
Pepperell Mill in Biddeford set to become Maine's largest private solar project
July 30, 2018The Pepperell Mill Campus in Biddeford is slated to become Maine's largest private solar project, with nearly 1,200 panels to be installed on the rooftops of the 1 million-square-foot mill complex.
July 30, 2018
Feds award $2.9M for infrastructure upgrades in 3 Maine counties
July 30, 2018The federal government has awarded a total of $2.9 million in grants to support eight infrastructure improvement projects in the counties of Aroostook, Knox and Somerset.
July 30, 2018
Coalition outlines top priorities of Maine businesses for the next governor
July 27, 2018Maine will need to invest $100 million to upgrade the state's broadband in coming years, according to a report that's based on a survey of 1,000 business leaders.
July 27, 2018
Poland Spring selects Lincoln for water source
July 27, 2018Poland Spring has signed a contract with the Lincoln Water District to buy water from the town's Bella Luna spring. Nestlé-owned Poland Spring also had explored locations in Chester, Fryeburg, Greenbush, Howland, Passadumkeag and Rumford
July 27, 2018
Ellsworth pursues new housing to meet demand fueled by Jackson Lab's expansion
July 23, 2018Developers are working hard to keep up with booming demand for residential construction in Ellsworth, as the Jackson Laboratory's new satellite facility, with 370 employees anticipated at full capacity, increases demand in an already tight
July 23, 2018
Food businesses trending away from single-use plastic items
July 20, 2018Increasing numbers of Maine food businesses and lodgings are putting themselves in the forefront of national and international trends to switch out from petroleum-based items like straws, to-go containers and disposable cups and plates, to eco-
July 20, 2018
Kittery and Freeport take different paths in era of shifting retail trends
July 9, 2018Sam Ostrow is Kittery's newest business owner, after finding the perfect spot for an Italian restaurant called Festina Lente that serves rustic pasta and vegetable dishes, seats 26, and doesn't take reservations.
July 9, 2018WalletHub ranks Maine at No. 31 for business startups
July 3, 2018In a WalletHub assessment of the best and worst states in which to start a business, Maine came in at No. 31, sandwiched between Tennessee (No. 30) and New York (No. 32).
July 3, 2018
Bait shortage puts squeeze on Maine’s lobstering fleet
July 2, 2018The prospect of a shortage of herring bait for Maine's lobster fishing fleet already is driving price increases for bait fish this summer and is fueling concern about the long-term availability of bait in future years.
July 2, 2018
Most Recent
