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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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2022 Forecast: Up, up and away — cautiously — at Portland International Jetport
Updated: January 10, 2022Passenger traffic through Maine's largest airport was almost back at pre-pandemic levels last summer. But time will tell if the recovery is there to stay, and when more business flyers may take to the skies.
Updated: January 10, 2022
WoodenBoat Publications acquired by magazine's editor, publisher
January 6, 2022WoodenBoat is one of Maine's most prominent magazines. The enterprise also includes a school, a boat show and retail operations. The buyers will continue operations through a lease at the longtime Brooklin campus.
January 6, 2022
Sebago Brewing leaving Portland to invest in other locations, canning
Updated: January 4, 2022Sebago Brewing Co. plans to close its Portland restaurant and brewpub later this month and redirect investment into brewpubs in Gorham and Scarborough. It will also add a canning line in Gorham.
Updated: January 4, 2022
In Portland, Old Port watering hole has a new but familiar owner
January 3, 2022A local ownership group has purchased the Porthole Restaurant & Pub for an undisclosed price.
January 3, 2022
The Kennebunk Inn, a significant piece of downtown history, changes hands
Updated: January 3, 2022The property took a couple of years to sell. One deal was undercut by the pandemic. In 2020, the sellers undertook various renovations. “It’s been a significant piece of Main Street Kennebunk for over 200 years,” said one broker.
Updated: January 3, 2022
Tyler Technologies will expand in Maine with buy of generations-old Orono hotel
December 30, 2021The Texas-based software company, which serves public-sector clients, plans to move its Bangor staff to the former University Inn Academic Suites. The company also plans to add new hires there.
December 30, 2021
From Preble Street to planetary PR: 10 feel-good stories from 2021
Updated: December 29, 2021To close 2021, Mainebiz presents 10 of the most uplifting stories we reported over the year.
Updated: December 29, 2021
Jim Brady's Fathom Cos. to stay on as Press Hotel operator after sale
December 28, 2021"I feel like the Press Hotel is a little bit a part of me," Brady told Mainebiz after announcing the sale of the boutique establishment to KHP Capital Partners.
December 28, 2021
Portland's Press Hotel sold to San Francisco private equity firm
December 27, 2021Terms of the sale to KHP Capital Partners, a San Franscisco-based real estate private equity firm, were not disclosed.
December 27, 2021
The biggest Mainebiz stories of 2021 spanned industries, geographies
December 27, 2021This week, Mainebiz takes a look back at some of our most memorable stories from 2021. To start — a compilation of the most widely read articles from the Mainebiz Daily Report.
December 27, 2021
United Airlines to suspend flights between Bangor and Washington Dulles
Updated: December 27, 2021While service will be suspended in early March due to extensive pilot shortages, airport officials are hopeful that United will be able to bring back the Dulles flight in 2023.
Updated: December 27, 2021
MMG Insurance pledges $250K to BigRock Mountain, keeping 'a County tradition' alive
Updated: December 27, 2021A $2.9 million campaign seeks to upgrade lift capacity and shorten lines. BigRock saw local demand for skiing and snowboarding jump over the past year, and expects a new lift to further increase the mountain’s profile.
Updated: December 27, 2021
Bar Harbor council girds up legally as it prepares to cut cruise ship visits
December 23, 2021The proposal would eliminate visits from cruise ships with a capacity of 3,000 passengers or more. September and October see the highest number of large ships. “It really is relentless,” said one councilor.
December 23, 2021
Clean drinking water, recreation access drive 12,000-acre forest conservation in Oxford County
Updated: December 20, 2021The conserved area neighbors Sebago Lake, a critical habitat for fish and wildlife, a destination for outdoor recreationalists and a source of clean drinking water for 1 in 6 Mainers.
Updated: December 20, 2021As Maine employers struggle to find workers, unemployment rate is nearly unchanged
December 17, 2021Businesses struggle to find workers, but unemployment and labor force participation remained stagnant in November, the state Department of Labor said Friday.
December 17, 2021
Beachfront hotel in York sells for $23M
December 17, 2021Brent and Mary Jane Merritt sold the Union Bluff Hotel to Giri Hotel Management, which now has more than 20 hotel properties in Maine.
December 17, 2021
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