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Feds award $2.5M to BigRock Mountain for new chairlift

Laurie Schreiber August 18, 2022

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.

Central Maine startup stories: A regional roundup of 5 new businesses

Renee Cordes Updated: July 12, 2021

From online mapping for snowmobilers to a snail-mail innovation for older adults, central Maine is producing a broad bounty of new business ideas. An experienced entrepreneur with roots in the region advises, "Just start."

Renee Cordes Updated: July 12, 2021
In Augusta, the First Amendment Museum hopes to bring an underpinning of democracy to life

Maureen Milliken Updated: July 12, 2021

A museum dedicated to a cornerstone of American liberty has been slowly taking shape next to the Maine Capitol. Now the museum is making progress on a $14 million funding campaign and aiming to create a national profile.

Maureen Milliken Updated: July 12, 2021
After last year's dud, travel this July Fourth weekend may go off like a firecracker

William Hall July 2, 2021

Gas prices and a dismal weather forecast don't appear to be dampening enthusiasm for Independence Day holiday travel, after it slowed to a crawl last year because of the pandemic.

William Hall July 2, 2021
Lake Auburn development will be a balancing act, study finds

Maureen Milliken July 1, 2021

A study commissioned by the city of Auburn recommended easing restrictions on Lake Auburn, where swimming and development is now prohibited.

Maureen Milliken July 1, 2021
HospitalityMaine restaurant, lodging grants aim to ease staffing woes

Staff June 30, 2021

The restaurant and lodging industry trade organization, through its education foundation, has issued $23,000 worth of grants to 46 randomly selected businesses across Maine. The group has also ramped up its campaign to help guide potential workers

Staff June 30, 2021
Portland's newest hotel opens for business, with others to come

Renee Cordes Updated: June 30, 2021

The 135-room Canopy Portland Waterfront, which broke ground a year and a half ago, is the first of three hotels expected to open in Portland this year.

Renee Cordes Updated: June 30, 2021
Maine's first pro golf tourney in nearly 30 years tees off to a good start

William Hall June 25, 2021

The Live + Work in Maine Open, designed to showcase the state as a relocation destination, is expected to have an $8 million impact on southern Maine. The tournament runs through Sunday.

William Hall June 25, 2021
Building Business: Downtown redevelopment projects highlight construction

Peter Van Allen Updated: June 28, 2021

From downtown Brunswick to downtown Rockport, new projects are going up along the Maine coast. But there's been other work recently, too, including an aquaponics facility and a huge, canal-like structure at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Peter Van Allen Updated: June 28, 2021
Q&A: Inspired by the past, historic Kennebunkport hotel imagines its future

Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 22, 2021

Large, vintage New England resorts are an important part of coastal communities, said one hotelier, but diligent upkeep is key. “The numbers are a little crazy.” When replacing 450 windows at $500 apiece, he said, “There’s a lot of zeros in that

Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 22, 2021
New wedding barn bets couples will say ‘I do’ to Aroostook County

Laurie Schreiber June 21, 2021

On 92 acres, the 5,000-square-foot barn is outfitted with wedding party suites, prep kitchen and traditional center aisle. Bookings started coming before it was even built. The goal is to attract destination weddings.

Laurie Schreiber June 21, 2021
Lockwood Hotel completion is 'start of something exciting'

Maureen Milliken June 16, 2021

The Lockwood, which is owned by Colby College, will house students through the end of next fall semester, but the hotel's Front & Main restaurant is up and running.

Maureen Milliken June 16, 2021
Maine will pay unemployed workers $1,500 apiece to take a job

Staff June 15, 2021

A new program launched Tuesday will reward Mainers for accepting employment over the next two weeks, and will offer a $1,000 bonus to people who are hired next month. The incentives are designed to help employers get desperately needed personnel.

Staff June 15, 2021
Tall ship events at Maine ports will help kick off bicentennial, a year later

Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 15, 2021

Historic schooners, a Coast Guard cutter and a full-size 3D-printed boat are some of the attractions planned for a “four-port loop” among Penobscot basin communities. The waterfront activities could benefit downtown businesses at a critical time.

Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 15, 2021
New data shows Acadia visitors were fewer last year, but spent over $300M in Maine

Staff June 14, 2021

The number of visitors fell to 2.7 million from the 2019 total of 3.4 million. Nevertheless, they provided an economic boost of $454 million to the state.

Staff June 14, 2021
Big redevelopment project proposed at Kennebunkport’s historic Colony Hotel

Laurie Schreiber June 11, 2021

Built in 1914 and owned by the same family since 1947, the hotel is the centerpiece of proposed redevelopment to expand the number of rooms, add green space, update infrastructure and evoke a village green feel that reflects the Colony’s traditional

Laurie Schreiber June 11, 2021
Rumford rising: With new development, the town is showing it’s about more than the mill

Maureen Milliken Updated: June 14, 2021

George O’Keefe, economic development director, shows Mainebiz around the Oxford County town, and the business hot spots that are transforming it.

Maureen Milliken Updated: June 14, 2021

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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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