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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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Government perspective: Pace of tourism may slow, but growth will continue
January 7, 2019Steve Lyons, director of the Maine Office of Tourism, predicts continued growth in visitor numbers, but perhaps at a slower rate.
January 7, 2019
Hospitality: Inns face challenges, but finding buyers is not one of them
January 7, 2019Rick Wolf is an owner and partner with the B&B Team, specializing in lodging brokerage and consulting.
January 7, 2019
Maine Office of Tourism awards $46K to tourism-marketing projects across the state
January 4, 2019Maine Office of Tourism has awarded more than $46,000 in the latest cycle of Tourism Enterprise Grants, which are designed to fund smaller or focused tourism-marketing projects of nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is to promote and
January 4, 2019
Westin Portland Harborview contracts with global hotel management firm
January 4, 2019Rockbridge, an Ohio-based hotel investment firm, has selected a global hotel management company to manage Westin Portland Harborview hotel, 157 High St., on the corner of Congress Street, in Portland's downtown.
January 4, 2019
Government shutdown? No problem at Acadia — for now
January 3, 2019Despite the federal government shutdown and general lack of snow, visitation at Acadia National Park appears to be on par with previous winters and businesses say they haven't seen any impact — aside from less skiing and more hiking.
January 3, 2019
Boothbay Harbor waterfront zoning proposal could spark development
December 31, 2018Boothbay Harbor residents will consider zoning changes that would protect a working waterfront portion on the east side of the harbor while opening up other parts of the waterfront to development, including the addition of hotels.
December 31, 2018Weather stymies Aroostook County snowmobile industry
December 31, 2018Aroostook County lodgings have experienced room cancellations due to poor snowmobile trail conditions.
December 31, 2018
Legal challenge to Bar Harbor ferry zoning shot down
December 28, 2018A Maine Superior Court judge has rejected a challenge to a Bar Harbor zoning amendment that allows redevelopment of the Eden Street ferry terminal.
December 28, 2018
Rufus Deering hotel development site sold to Norwich Partners
December 26, 2018Reger Dasco Properties has sold its fully approved hotel development site at the former Rufus Deering Lumber Co. in Portland to developer Norwich Partners LLC.
December 26, 2018
Brady eyes spring 2021 opening for proposed Portland hotel with rooftop bar
December 21, 2018Portland developer Jim Brady is eyeing a spring 2021 opening for the city's first hotel that would feature an indoor-outdoor rooftop bar — overlooking the waterfront yet safely outside the zone that's temporarily off limits to new projects.
December 21, 2018
Katahdin Region to get economic development director
December 18, 2018The Eastern Maine Development Corp. plans to hire its first economic development director, who is expected to help boost the Katahdin Region's economy.
December 18, 2018
A Camden inn offers second career — and a return to Maine
December 16, 2018The Belmont Inn was on the market two years before before Kim Caffe bought the six-room property in November.
December 16, 2018
BikeMaine six-year economic benefit tops $3 million
December 13, 2018The 2018 BikeMaine event, which toured the St. John Valley in Aroostook County, infused $742,000 into the state's economy, a 17% increase over 2017, according to organizer Bicycle Coalition of Maine.
December 13, 2018
Maine Med plans to invest $300,000 in neighborhood parks
December 13, 2018As part of its $525 million expansion and modernization project, Maine Medical Center announced today it will provide the city of Portland $300,000 for investments in parks in the Western Prom, Parkside and St. John Street neighborhoods.
December 13, 2018
Desert of Maine finds new owners
December 10, 2018The Freeport tourist attraction Desert of Maine has found new owners.
December 10, 2018
Fourth Millinocket Marathon this weekend features lots of local events
December 7, 2018Some 2,600 runners have signed up for the fourth Millinocket Marathon and Half Marathon on Saturday — more than twice the number who ran last year and considerably more than 52 runners in 2015 who kicked off the race as a way of contributing to the
December 7, 2018
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