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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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BikeMaine economic impact grows to $4M
November 26, 2019The week-long September event's impact has grown 20% since last year, with out-of-state visitors spending much of the money.
November 26, 2019
Live + Work in Maine kicks off 'Boomerang' campaign
Updated: November 22, 2019Live + Work in Maine is launching its second “Boomerang” campaign to increase awareness about career opportunities in the state. Much of the grassroots effort will focus on next week.
Updated: November 22, 2019
Bill advances to help relieve maintenance backlog at Acadia, other national parks
November 20, 2019The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee endorsed the Restore Our Parks Act, which would help fund $12 billion in overdue upkeep throughout the national park system.
November 20, 2019
Portland Trails becomes an international case study
Updated: November 19, 2019Portland Trails Executive Director Kara Wooldrik traveled to Japan as part of an international team consulting with local officials on the role trail networks can play in disaster recovery and community development.
Updated: November 19, 2019
Kittery mulls plan for converting historic building
November 11, 2019The town of Kittery is considering a plan to convert a “historically significant” building into a 12-room inn — two years after an attempt to turn it into a boutique hotel failed.
November 11, 2019
Saddleback ski resort aims for 2020 reopening under new owner
November 8, 2019The Berry family, which has owned Saddleback since 2003, announced Friday that a Boston investment fund has agreed to purchase and reopen the mountain resort.
November 8, 2019
In Brewer, evolving riverwalk drives 'steady drumbeat' of business
Updated: November 7, 2019The city of Brewer recently wrapped up the second of several phases of development of its riverwalk. The walk is probably the biggest business attraction in recent years.
Updated: November 7, 2019
Taki Miyamoto, of Pierce Atwood, climbs a different path outside his law practice
Updated: November 11, 2019Taki Miyamoto, who was born in Japan and raised near New York, chatted with Mainebiz about growth prospects for the Scarborough climbing gym he co-founded and his ambitions as an attorney.
Updated: November 11, 2019
ADA standards catch up with ecommerce, and lawsuits are on the rise
Updated: November 11, 2019A lawsuit over Domino’s Pizza's digital compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act may be the highest-profile such case, but it’s not alone.
Updated: November 11, 2019
Towns, hospitality industry look to level short-term rental playing field
Updated: November 6, 2019The impact of short-term rentals is a hot topic in voting booths, city halls and the HospitalyMaine summit, as many stakeholders look for ways to work with the exploding industry.
Updated: November 6, 2019
Maine Huts & Trails to keep lodges open this winter as fundraising proceeds
Updated: November 7, 2019Less than two months after disclosing a $500,000 budget shortfall, the nonprofit outdoor recreation group said it will keep lodges open this winter on a "self-service" basis.
Updated: November 7, 2019
Maine bicentennial opportunities abound, hospitality industry told
November 6, 2019Bicentennial Commission Vice Chair David Cheever urges the industry to take advantage of events related to the state's bicentennial celebration, as well as big draws like next year's National Governors Association meeting in Portland.
November 6, 2019
HospitalityMaine, state prison system partner on training program
November 6, 2019The state's restaurant and lodging association and the Department of Corrections hope to help inmates find a career path for when they're released, as well as fill needed hospitality positions.
November 6, 2019
Grant will provide free credit for 125 Maine culinary, lodging apprentices
November 5, 2019A collaboration among HospitalityMaine, the Maine Community College System and restaurant and lodging businesses will provide online academic credit and on-the-job training for apprentice program employees.
November 5, 2019
Portland to host national governors meeting next summer
Updated: November 5, 2019For the first time since 1983, Maine will host the annual summer meeting of the National Governors Association, next year in Portland.
Updated: November 5, 2019
Olympia Sports begins ringing up final sales at 8 Maine stores
November 1, 2019Three weeks after a Colorado company acquired roughly half of Westbrook-based Olympia Sports’ 152 athletic apparel stores, the other half — including eight stores in Maine — began their final sales Friday before permanently closing.
November 1, 2019
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