Augusta

“Our goal is to design a campus that functions better for customers and employees, improves safety and traffic flow, and fits the character of the neighborhood,” said one executive.

"We gave it our best shot," John Reny, president of the family-owned discounter, told Mainebiz of the location at 540 Congress St. The store will end its 15-year run at the downtown location on Dec. 31.

Construction of two affordable housing developments has finished up in Rockland and Augusta — part of the push in both cities and across Maine to tackle the shortage of homes.

U.S. News & World Report evaluated some 15,000 nursing homes nationwide, assessing both short-term and long-term care models.

The recalled products are Yani adult-use vape cartridges of the strain Watermelon Chimera, the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy said.

A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, health care institutions and professional services firms in Maine.

Construction is one of Maine’s largest industries and employs more than 48,000 people, but needs more workers, according to the Maine Community College System. 

With more than 2,300 unfilled cybersecurity jobs in Maine, UMA will offer boot camps, apprenticeships and credentials.

Isabelle Oechslie fills a role previously held by Jeremy Ashlock, who announced his resignation in July, just over a year into the job.

In recent years, the city has found developers to build apartment blocks and renew vintage brick and stone buildings in the downtown area.