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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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$3.7M tourism marketing campaign targets late-season visitors
Updated: July 30, 2019The Maine Office of Tourism is fielding several new marketing and promotion initiatives in a $3.7 million campaign running through September to help bolster summer and fall visitation.
Updated: July 30, 2019
Sunday River to enhance learning and competition terrain with new lifts
July 29, 2019Sunday River Resort in Newry is aiming to attract more novice and competition skiers with the installation of new surface lifts, expected to be ready by this coming winter.
July 29, 2019
King, Collins: Acadia employees need affordable housing
Updated: July 26, 2019Acadia National Park has received the backing of U.S. Sens. King and Collins in its efforts to establish public-private partnerships that would open seasonal housing options in the area for Acadia employees.
Updated: July 26, 2019
A Look Back: Golfers give Maine love, but what do they get in return?
July 25, 2019In this weekly feature sponsored by Norway Savings Bank, we look back at stories that have appeared in Mainebiz during our first 25 years. In 2002, Maine's outdoor recreation industry was big business, as it is today. But when it came to state
July 25, 2019
Maine Open Farm Day will focus on public experience
July 23, 2019Close to 150 farms, creameries and other related businesses will open to the public Sunday for the 30th annual Maine Open Farm Day, a record number at a time when small farming and related industries are increasing in the state.
July 23, 2019
Bar Harbor's CAT ferry service delayed, again
July 17, 2019The high-speed ferry service to Nova Scotia was scheduled to resume in June after a nine-year hiatus. But the date has been pushed back, and now the ferry may not sail until late summer.
July 17, 2019
Newly developed Waterville event space aims to fill a need
July 17, 2019WATERVILLE — The low brick building at 21 College Ave. was built as event space, and after long years of being underused, it'll soon be hosting concerts, parties and other gatherings for up to 500 people, owner Bill Mitchell said.
July 17, 2019
Maine Outdoor Brands hires first exec director
July 17, 2019Maine Outdoor Brands, a two-year old trade group that advocates for the state's $8.2 billion outdoor recreation economy, has hired Jenny Kordick as the group's first full-time executive director.
July 17, 2019
L/A chamber rolls out fee-based scavenger hunt promotion
July 16, 2019Companies in the Lewiston-Auburn region are being invited to become destinations in a scavenger hunt designed to increase awareness of the area's businesses and attractions.
July 16, 2019
Sheraton debuts South Portland hotel, and a new logo
July 16, 2019The Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks, near the Maine Mall in South Portland, has completed a $12 renovation and was rebranded Monday as the Portland Sheraton at Sable Oaks.
July 16, 2019
From California to Maine, buyers take over one of Bar Harbor’s first B&Bs
July 12, 2019The buyers of the Mira Monte Inn moved from California to run what’s thought to be one of Bar Harbor’s first bed-and-breakfasts. Bruce and Cheryl Ueno purchased the inn for a price in the mid-$2 million range.
July 12, 2019
HospitalityMaine donates $20,000 for affordable workforce housing
Updated: July 12, 2019An annual tourism incentive administered by HospitalityMaine, Hospitality for Habitat, raised more than $20,000 for Maine’s Habitat for Humanity chapters this spring. Inns from Wells to Bar Harbor offered reduced rates from April to May in lieu of
Updated: July 12, 2019
Brady's Portland waterfront hotel gets Planning Board nod
July 10, 2019The Portland Planning Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a Canopy by Hilton hotel being developed by Jim Brady's Fathom Cos., and which is slated to break ground this October.
July 10, 2019
Eight Kennebec Valley organizations get tourism sponsorship grants
Updated: July 10, 2019A total of $15,000 in funding from the Maine Office of Tourism and administered through the Kennebec Valley Tourism Council is going to organizations in Kennebec and Somerset counties that market the region as a tourism destination.
Updated: July 10, 2019Bangor's Hollywood Casino extends weekend hours, tries to fill job openings
Updated: July 3, 2019Starting this weekend, Bangor's Hollywood Casino will stay open all weekend long, the gaming business announced Tuesday, as it tries to fill job openings that range from hosting to dealing.
Updated: July 3, 2019
Bar Harbor dorm amendment tackles workforce-housing squeeze
Updated: July 1, 2019Bar Harbor is tackling a shortage of affordable workforce housing with proposed zoning changes that would allow employee and workforce dormitories as well as rooming houses.
Updated: July 1, 2019
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