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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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Real Estate Insider notebook: Sugarloaf starts expansion; Loring Commerce Centre inks deal
Updated: February 16, 2023Sugarloaf's planned $104 million expansion of the West Mountain gets started, while a deal at Loring Commerce Centre could mean up to 600 housing units.
Updated: February 16, 2023
New airline taking flight from Portland to four locations
February 14, 2023Breeze Airways is starting service from PWM in May with flights to Tampa, Fla., and Charleston, S.C.
February 14, 2023
Monopoly rolls dice on Portland, seeks sponsors
February 9, 2023A Portland edition of Monopoly is under development, with sponsorship opportunities for businesses with a desire to get in the game.
February 9, 2023
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries among recipients of climate-related grants
Updated: February 9, 2023Focus areas included fisheries-related concerns such as ocean acidification and warming impacts on commercially valuable shellfish.
Updated: February 9, 2023
Acadia National Park expects hiring, housing crunch to persist this summer
February 6, 2023Acadia National Park, with roughly 4 million annual visitors, is short on worker housing but is also short on workers for the peak summer season.
February 6, 2023
With bitter cold closing in, Maine hunkers down
February 3, 2023With an Arctic blast bringing wind chills well below zero, cites are staffing temporary homeless shelters, Maine's largest power company prepped for power outages and ski areas were either closing or scaling back operations.
February 3, 2023
Tourism businesses predict 2023 will have similar demands, challenges as 2022
Updated: January 30, 2023A third predicted a better 2023, but two-thirds predicted staffing challenges would persist. Rising costs and staffing shortages continue to be impediments to success.
Updated: January 30, 2023
Maine James Beard Awards semifinalists span from Portland to Piscataquis County
Updated: January 26, 2023The 2023 James Beard Foundation Award Semifinalist list includes 11 contenders from Maine who made the cut to advance to the next round.
Updated: January 26, 2023
Real Estate Insider notebook: 800 housing units for West Bayside; MaineHousing's outlook and more
January 25, 2023A roundup of real estate news, including news from Port Property, MaineHousing, the town of Fairfield, Cousins Maine Lobster and what's left of Olympia Sports.
January 25, 2023
Two Maine towns make Tripadvisor list of 15 'trending' US destinations
January 20, 2023Camden and Ogunquit are the only representatives of the Pine Tree State on the U.S. trendsetters list, with Camden at No. 8 and Ogunquit at No. 14.
January 20, 2023
State wants to make roads safer for bikes and pedestrians
January 19, 2023Speeding traffic has been identified as one of the primary concerns by the public and the plan's goals include improving on-road and off-road safety. Human-powered transportation such as bicycles and light electric-powered vehicles have huge
January 19, 2023
Stirring the pot: Portland sees a wave of new restaurants and expansions
Updated: January 23, 2023While still grappling with industry-wide staffing and supply-chain shortages, Portland’s restaurants are on the rebound. There has been a host of new investments in Maine's largest city, which is home to more than 500 licensed eating and drinking
Updated: January 23, 2023
Tour boat operators return to Maine, buying Boothbay schooners
January 12, 2023Schooner Explorations of Maine LLC bought the schooners Lazy Jack and Eastwind, along with the business’s leases and good will, from Tom Smith for an undisclosed price.
January 12, 2023
2023 Forecast: Castine’s new blood ready to take on tourism season
Updated: January 9, 2023Matt Powell and George Trinovitch, owners of Castine's Pentagoet Inn, said the inn is undergoing the first round of renovation and redesign plans. Within the first day of the off-season, the couple already had electricians at the inn to replace
Updated: January 9, 2023
2023 Forecast: Despite recent growth, Colby president concerned about inflation, labor shortages
Updated: January 9, 2023Colby College has been instrumental behind much of the recent growth in downtown Waterville. But Colby’s president, David Greene, is nonetheless concerned by some of the external factors that may affect the private college of 2,200 students.
Updated: January 9, 2023
2023 Forecast: Restaurants still rebounding, but strong numbers overall
Updated: January 9, 2023Maine’s hospitality industry had a very good 2022, but restaurants are struggling to rebound from the pandemic. And challenges due to the labor shortage are expected to persist.
Updated: January 9, 2023
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