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Tourism & Recreation
Feds award $2.5M to BigRock Mountain for new chairlift
The existing lift is over 50 years old. The new lift will feature technology such as a touchscreen interface that eases system operations and maintenance.
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Fleet Feet Maine Running company sells Maine stores to Marathon Sports
April 4, 2025Stores in Portland and Brunswick have been sold to Waltham, Mass.-based Marathon Sports, which operates 26 stores across New England.
April 4, 2025
New technology and business models redefine the classic sport of golf
Updated: April 7, 2025The real estate industry is seeing a trend of golf businesses driving for show and putting for dough in the simulation and mini space.
Updated: April 7, 2025
Portland boatyard is building 45,000-square-foot service facility
March 28, 2025A new building on Portland's waterfront will add needed capacity to Portland Yacht Services' maintenance and service business.
March 28, 2025
Bar Harbor entrepreneur to lead development at Maine Sports Commission
March 25, 2025A longtime competitive runner and sports promoter will work to bring more four-season events to Maine.
March 25, 2025
Lewiston unveils marketing campaign designed to spur economic development
March 21, 2025Lewiston is highlighting the city's development opportunities and quality of life in a new initiative to attract investment.
March 21, 2025
Biddeford shopping center repositioned as entertainment center
Updated: March 21, 2025The former movie theater included six separate screening rooms that are perfect fits for pickleball courts; two smaller screen rooms will house sports simulator bays.
Updated: March 21, 2025
Old Orchard Beach hotels brace for impact of Canada-US trade spat
Updated: March 12, 2025Reservations at one seasonal campground set to open in early May are 17% below what they were last year at this time.
Updated: March 12, 2025
5 years after COVID, here's how business in Maine has changed
March 11, 2025Five years ago, when the first positive case of coronavirus was confirmed in Maine, business would be forever changed for companies from food vendors to manufacturers.
March 11, 2025
Maine businesses navigate new reality of tariff whiplash
Updated: March 10, 2025The on-again, off-again threat of tariffs is throwing Maine business owners and economic prognosticators for a loop.
Updated: March 10, 2025
MEREDA 2025: Tariff uncertainties cloud Maine real estate, economic outlook
Updated: February 28, 2025More than 900 people attended the Maine Real Estate & Development Association's annual conference Thursday in Portland.
Updated: February 28, 2025
UMF and outdoor recreation industry launch workforce development program
Updated: February 20, 2025The University of Maine at Farmington recently launched an initiative designed to help meet the state’s current and future needs for skilled outdoor recreation professionals.
Updated: February 20, 2025
Youth mentoring program Trekkers raises $2.5M for Rockland campus redevelopment
February 19, 2025“I can’t tell you the number of times that I’m in the community and I run into people who tell me — ‘Trekkers changed my life,' ‘Trekkers changed my grandson’s life,'" the director told Mainebiz.
February 19, 2025
Bangor Region YMCA rolls out plans for $58M facility
February 14, 2025Now in a 45,000-square-foot aging facility, the Y would double its size and have expanded offerings.
February 14, 2025
At Portland fitness studio, surging demand prompts expansion
Updated: February 14, 2025The fitness studio is the second of two tenants to take over a former World Gym space on Marginal Way in Portland.
Updated: February 14, 2025
Five-story hotel breaks ground at Thompson’s Point
Updated: February 12, 2025A 148-room Marriot property is underway at Thompson's Point in Portland, with a projected opening date in 2026.
Updated: February 12, 2025
With events off the table, owners of Kennebunk's Wedding Cake House turn to summer rentals
February 11, 2025After neighbors objected to a proposal to turn the iconic house into an event venue, the owners are now turning to summer rentals.
February 11, 2025
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