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With development encroaching, state law passed to protect working waterfront
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 15, 2023Land trusts can provide a vehicle for private sector partners to work together to mobilize additional funding sources and act more nimbly to save working waterfront properties.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 15, 2023
A Presque Isle firm grows its waste-wood-to-energy business
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 8, 2023Tyler Player, who founded Player Design Inc. in Presque Isle in 2008, added Ashland log manufacturer MaineFlame Inc. in 2020 and acquired fabrication shop K-Pel Industrial Services Inc. in Fort Fairfield in 2022. MaineFlame is now planning a $7
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 8, 2023
Rangeley group seeks dark-sky designation as economic driver
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 5, 2023Being designated as a dark sky community is expected to draw additional attention to the resources in western and northern Maine, reinforcing their rarity and Rangeley’s eco-tourism economy.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: May 5, 2023
TideSmart Global marketing firm earns B Corp certification
Laurie Schreiber April 24, 2023The Falmouth marketing firm said its sustainable practices make its campus one of the first net-positive structures in New England, generating more power than it uses.
Laurie Schreiber April 24, 2023
Presque Isle company grows its wood-to-energy business
Laurie Schreiber Updated: April 4, 2023Founded in 2008 in a basement office, Player Design now has machinery installations around the world. The waste-wood-to-energy industry sector is seen as an opportunity to grow the company and Maine wood industries from harvesting to consumer.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: April 4, 2023
$100M biorefinery proposal at former Lincoln paper mill site advances with lease agreement
Laurie Schreiber March 23, 2023Construction is expected to begin by July 2024, creating over 160 jobs in the first phase. Later phases could mean 500 jobs in total, along with additional private investment.
Laurie Schreiber March 23, 2023
Maine lobster industry sues Monterey Bay Aquarium over 'red' listing
Laurie Schreiber March 14, 2023The complaint says claims that fishing practices are harming the endangered North Atlantic right whales aren’t supported by science and have caused substantial economic harm to the industry and to the Maine lobster brand.
Laurie Schreiber March 14, 2023
United Nations allows Colby College to weigh-in on climate change
Laurie Schreiber February 26, 2023Colby earlier this month made its first submission to the UN climate convention, weighing in on how to pay for loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change.
Laurie Schreiber February 26, 2023
New tool will help working waterfronts track threats, changes
Laurie Schreiber February 23, 2023“Without historical working waterfront infrastructure or the potential for new infrastructure, what is a very difficult job physically and financially, becomes increasingly difficult, if not impossible,” said lobsterman Hugh Bowen.
Laurie Schreiber February 23, 2023
On Mount Desert Island, workforce housing will be paired with conservation land
Laurie Schreiber Updated: February 22, 2023The initiative is driven by real estate values that have climbed sharply on Mount Desert Island, and access to year-round housing that is affordable has become increasingly challenging for many people who work on the island and earn an average
Laurie Schreiber Updated: February 22, 2023
New USM endowment honors late university president
Laurie Schreiber Updated: February 1, 2023The endowment, given in memory of David Flanagan, USM's 12th president, will open new career paths for students and boost the Muskie School’s reputation as a leader in sustainability policy and practice.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: February 1, 2023
Boatbuilders, oyster farmers and kelp growers help preserve working waterfront in Yarmouth
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 23, 2023The nonprofit Sea Meadow Marine Foundation bought a 12-acre working waterfront parcel to operate the site as a business incubator and marine business hub.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 23, 2023
A village on Mount Desert Island looks to restore health of harbor
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 17, 2023Residents are concerned about declines of fish, clams and other organisms. But sussing out causes is tricky. Is clam loss due to a local causeway or global acidification?
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 17, 2023
2023 Forecast: Burdensome regulations spur gloomy outlook among lobstermen
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 9, 2023A six-year delay of new federal rules could give the lobster industry time to pursue legal and legislative avenues to assure the long-term future of the fishery. The legal battle is underway.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: January 9, 2023
Hailed as 'good news for the lobster industry,' Congress approves six-year delay on whale regulations
Laurie Schreiber December 27, 2022The bill includes money to study new lobster gear technology to potentially remove vertical lines from the water column.
Laurie Schreiber December 27, 2022
Congress expected to vote on federal lobster rule 'pause' this week
Laurie Schreiber December 21, 2022Recent data show the whales are moving away from Maine lobster fishing areas. The lobster industry “was sentenced to economic death based on no evidence,” said U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine.
Laurie Schreiber December 21, 2022
Today's Poll
Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank
With the official end of summer this past weekend, we're taking a look back at how the season unfolded.
Back in early August, we asked how the summer tourism season was going — and at the time, the majority of respondents told us it could be better. And remember, the season started very rainy and ended amid a drought.
Now that the season has wrapped up, we're checking in again to see how things ended. Did things improve? Did tourism pick up later in the summer, or did the season fall short of expectations?
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Groundbreaking Maine
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The Giving Guide
The Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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