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EV rental business launches in Bar Harbor
The battery-powered vehicles, developed in the 1990s, aim to provide an easy-to-maneuver, carbon-free, quiet experience of Acadia National Park.
Environmental concerns ground $9.3 million Portland Jetport parking lot proposal
Tina Fischer October 21, 2025A controversial proposal to build a temporary parking lot at the Jetport was rejected by the City Council, ending a two-year battle.
Tina Fischer October 21, 2025
Bangor airport proposes $124M in improvements in coming years
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 17, 2025Pricier items include a TSA checkpoint upgrade needed to alleviate congestion and accommodate security demands.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 17, 2025
Electrical fault blamed for last year's PFAS spill at Brunswick Landing
Tina Fischer October 6, 2025An analysis of the spill at Brunswick Executive Airport finds the cause was not a fire as was first suspected, but a malfunction of an electric monitoring device.
Tina Fischer October 6, 2025
40 Under 40: Jose Saavedra lands in a good spot at Bangor International Airport
October 2, 2025Jose Saavedra became the director of the Bangor International Airport at age 32.
October 2, 2025
LifeFlight will unveil permanent site in Bar Harbor to speed patient transport
Laurie Schreiber October 1, 2025“Since LifeFlight started providing services to Bar Harbor, we have depended on seasonal temporary landing zones,” said Bar Harbor’s fire chief. The new, year-round landing pad shortens turnaround times.
Laurie Schreiber October 1, 2025-
Maritime veteran takes helm of Casco Bay Lines
Tina Fischer Updated: September 17, 2025Ben Dinsmore, the incoming general manager and CEO, brings more than 25 years of global experience to the role, succeeding John Warnock, who resigned in March.
Tina Fischer Updated: September 17, 2025
Frank J. Wood Bridge between Topsham-Brunswick set for demolition
Renee Cordes Updated: September 16, 2025The $49.9 million project, by Reed & Reed Inc. for the Maine Department of Transportation, will entail demolishing the 88-year-old Frank J. Wood Bridge between Brunswick and Topsham and replacing it with a structure designed to last a century.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 16, 2025
Frontier Airlines to end flights from Portland Jetport
Renee Cordes Updated: September 12, 2025"We value our partnership with PWM and will continue to evaluate a return in the future," a spokesman for the low-cost carrier told Mainebiz.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 12, 2025-
$14M will fund airport upgrades across Maine
Renee Cordes Updated: September 8, 2025The biggest chunk of the funding, $11.3 million, will go to the Portland International Jetport for projects including terminal expansion.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 8, 2025 
Acadia National Park visitors will be greeted by a new 'Gateway' welcome center
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 8, 2025To greet the park's 4 million annual visitors, the $27.7 million Acadia Gateway Center is situated on the main thoroughfare to Mount Desert Island.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 8, 2025
Living in Portland without a car is possible, but challenging: Advocates call for safer streets
Tina Fischer Updated: September 1, 2025There are pluses and minuses to getting around Maine’s biggest city without an automobile.
Tina Fischer Updated: September 1, 2025
Ahoy! Moosehead Lake’s fabled steamship Katahdin still chugging
Jim Neuger Updated: August 25, 2025Mainebiz contributing photographer Jim Neuger spends an afternoon on Moosehead Lake's historic "steamship" Katahdin, known to fans as the Kate.
Jim Neuger Updated: August 25, 2025
Maine ranks No. 13 as safest U.S. state for driving
Peter Van Allen August 20, 2025Alcohol is a major factor in holiday weekend car crashes, so buckle up and drive safely this Labor Day Weekend.
Peter Van Allen August 20, 2025
Portland Jetport finishes $21.6M concourse expansion
Laurie Schreiber July 30, 2025Amenities include ADA accessible toilets and the ability to use a passenger boarding bridge to board flights instead of walking outside and using exterior boarding ramps.
Laurie Schreiber July 30, 2025
Maine DOT chief Bruce Van Note to retire next month
Renee Cordes July 28, 2025Significant projects completed under his watch include the construction of the Madawaska-Edmunston International Bridge connecting the U.S. and Canada.
Renee Cordes July 28, 2025
National auto care chain aims to put a dent in busy Biddeford market
Renee Cordes Updated: July 17, 2025Firetone Complete Auto Care is set to open a retail location in mid-August, close to a shop operated by an Auburn-based regional chain whose CEO says he welcomes the competition.
Renee Cordes Updated: July 17, 2025
Today's Poll
Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank
As hotel construction continues across Portland — with 10 new projects approved before the city imposed a moratorium on new hotel development — developers argue that new hotels bring jobs, tax revenue and visitors.
In June, the city extended the moratorium by six months.
With a growing number of hotel projects underway or proposed, some ask whether the market is saturated. Activists argue that developers should focus on much-needed housing.
Meantime, hotel rates routinely exceed $400 a night in Portland, so there's still apparently demand.
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