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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.

Runners, area businesses will have to sit out Millinocket Marathon this year

Maureen Milliken October 15, 2020

The marathon and half-marathon, which have grown from a pop-up event with 52 runners in 2015 to more than 2,000, and have generated an estimated $1 million for the Katahdin region, won't be run this year because of COVID-19 restrictions.

Maureen Milliken October 15, 2020
On the Record: Curtis Picard, of the Retail Association of Maine, makes a holiday wish list

Renee Cordes Updated: October 19, 2020

The president and CEO of the retailers' trade group sits down with Mainebiz to talk about how his industry, one of the hardest hit by the pandemic, is also weathering it. And Picard is already thinking about the holiday shopping season.

Renee Cordes Updated: October 19, 2020
Hotel business check-ins: How 5 midcoast, Downeast hoteliers are navigating 2020

Renee Cordes Updated: October 19, 2020

Revenue at Maine's hotels, motels, restaurants and bars has plummeted during the pandemic. In the midcoast and Downeast parts of the state, businesses are coping, sometimes more successfully than they anticipated, in a season unlike any other.

Renee Cordes Updated: October 19, 2020
Small business COVID-19 incentive program facilitates inn transactions

Laurie Schreiber October 12, 2020

Inn transactions in Bath and Sullivan were initially stymied by the challenge of finding a bank willing to lend during the pandemic. The SBA program made closings on both properties possible.

Laurie Schreiber October 12, 2020
Maine hospitality industry's lost revenue projected to be $1.7B

Maureen Milliken October 6, 2020

The restaurant and lodging industries hit a revenue rock bottom in April, but have slowly improved. There's still "a big hole to climb out of," said Steve Hewins, CEO of HospitalityMaine.

Maureen Milliken October 6, 2020
Maine economy tanked more in Q2 than most states

Staff October 5, 2020

As the U.S. began to experience the full financial brunt of the pandemic from April through June, Maine's gross domestic product plummeted faster than the levels in most states and faster than the pace for the nation as a whole.

Staff October 5, 2020
New site off Maine coast could make it easier, safer to dredge the state's harbors

William Hall September 29, 2020

A new federally created site for disposing dredge material will replace one slated to close next year, and may offer some advantages. Meanwhile, Portland Harbor has been denied federal funds for its own dredging project.

William Hall September 29, 2020
Portland’s Lio Restaurant closing for good as owners press on with other ventures

Renee Cordes Updated: September 28, 2020

Owners Cara and Cecile Stadler will focus their other restaurant in Portland, as well as a restaurant, cafe and year-round aquaponics operation in Brunswick.

Renee Cordes Updated: September 28, 2020
Commentary: The arts mean business, and Maine’s performing arts are in trouble

Linda Nelson, Portland Ovations Updated: September 27, 2020

Maine’s performing arts organizations are in trouble. And their closures, furloughs, and layoffs are negatively impacting downtowns, small businesses, and communities — for all of which the performing arts mean business.

Linda Nelson, Portland Ovations Updated: September 27, 2020
Developers see residential as next step to Portland eastern waterfront's future

Maureen Milliken Updated: September 25, 2020

A MEREDA Morning Menu panel with developers David Bateman, Jonathan Cohen and Ara Aftandilian discussed the need for more residential projects in the rapidly developing area, but warned changes proposed in Portland ballot questions would hurt it.

Maureen Milliken Updated: September 25, 2020
After industry pleas, Mills lifts quarantine-or-test rule for Massachusetts visitors

Staff September 24, 2020

As the tourism industry prepares for fall and winter, Gov. Janet Mills adds Massachusetts to the five other states whose residents aren't required to quarantine for two weeks or show a negative COVID-19 test before entering Maine.

Staff September 24, 2020
Historic hotel in Southwest Harbor sold to Kennebunkport hotelier

Staff September 23, 2020

The Claremont becomes part of a portfolio that includes the Tides Beach Club, Cape Arundel Inn & Resort, Hidden Pond Resort and Ocean Woods Resort.

Staff September 23, 2020
Nautical distancing: Pandemic revs up boat-rental business

Laurie Schreiber September 22, 2020

For some, the boat rentals created a floating office — with nice scenery and built-in social distancing. Marinas and boat dealers around Maine report upticks in the rental business.

Laurie Schreiber September 22, 2020
Portland Water District, nonprofits get $8M in federal funding for Sebago Lake conservation

Renee Cordes September 21, 2020

The money will support forest conservation, land stewardship and other natural resource preservation in the Sebago Lake watershed, which supplies drinking water to over 200,000 Mainers.

Renee Cordes September 21, 2020
Saddleback developers say proposed solar is key to resort's sustainability

Maureen Milliken September 18, 2020

With a $7 million high-speed quad chairlift being built, and enhanced snowmaking, the new owners of the ski area say solar generation will offset high energy costs and help make the mountain economically viable.

Maureen Milliken September 18, 2020
Lent out as director of Maine Maritime Museum

Peter Van Allen September 18, 2020

In an unusually public dispute, Amy Lent, who led the museum for 14 years, says she was fired. The museum said it parted ways with Lent after she sought a "lengthy and legally binding financial commitment."

Peter Van Allen September 18, 2020

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Virgin Voyages cruise ship makes maiden call to Eastport, the brand’s first Maine visit

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Today's Poll

Poll Description

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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