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Lewiston's Tree Streets plan expected to leverage $100M in development
Maureen Milliken May 26, 2021The $30 million Choice Neighborhoods grant the city was awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is only the beginning of investment and development in a neglected part of the city.
Dental practice breaks ground in FirstPark after year's delay
Maureen Milliken May 24, 2021Waterville dentist Anna O'Keefe is the first business to break ground in the Oakland commerce and technology park this year, and she will double the size of her practice when she moves this fall after a year's delay because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Augusta center for special-needs kids gets $1M gift for planned expansion
Renee Cordes Updated: May 24, 2021The donation for the nonprofit Children's Center, from Charlie and Nancy Shuman, will help fund a planned expansion project expected to break ground this year.
$30M grant expected to bring dramatic change to Lewiston neighborhood
Maureen Milliken Updated: May 21, 2021Lewiston beat Cleveland, Detroit, Camden, N.J., and Fort Myers, Fla., for the $30 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant, and plans to transform one of the state's poorest neighborhoods, focusing on housing and health care.
Belgrade Lakes Region's residential market feeding frenzy won't slow
Maureen Milliken May 19, 2021Under the placid exterior of northwest Kennebec County's idyllic Belgrade Lakes Region, pandemic-driven buyers are hungry for waterfront homes, clouding the 'Golden Pond' ideal with the realities of the small-town market.
Trucking, TikTok and Gen Z: A traditional industry recruits its future workforce
Laurie Schreiber May 19, 2021Maine's trucking industry has thousands of openings, and a new marketing campaign uses video storytelling platforms in an attempt to fill them. “The idea is to give folks an inside look into the industry,” said one industry leader.
Biz Bites: Sodexo helps sow Vertical Harvest; best places to be a broker, more
Maureen Milliken Updated: May 19, 2021Food service company Sodexo to source from Vertical Harvest, which breaks in Westbrook in August; women's clothing company Windsor Fashions announces 150-store expansion, Maine waits to find out if it's on the list; Wallethub releases rankings of…
Gardiner downtown plan will focus on economic growth, climate change
Maureen Milliken May 18, 2021The city, along with several partners, is using a Coastal Communities grant awarded by the state last fall to launch the process for a 10-year plan focused on downtown growth, sustainability and adaption to climate change.
Maine Technology Institute seeks energy innovators for $500K competition
Renee Cordes Updated: May 18, 2021The competitive grant program, previewed by Gov. Mills last month, has released details about the application and award process.
Three Maine conservation groups plan to sue Brookfield over Kennebec dams
Staff May 17, 2021Four dams owned by global energy company Brookfield Renewable Partners violate federal law and threaten the survival of Atlantic salmon, the conservation groups say in a legal filing.
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The days after Thanksgiving are the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. Many shoppers are already setting their sights on the whirlwind of holiday shopping — Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.
Major retailers like Walmart, Target, Amazon and Best Buy have already launched early deals, giving shoppers a head start on savings.
A record 186.9 million people plan to shop from midnight on Black Friday through Cyber Monday, according to a consumer survey by the National Retail Federation. The figure is up by more than 3 million total shoppers from last year's record.
The National Retail Federation forecast also calls for holiday spending to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, with sales predicted to grow between 3.7% and 4.2% from 2024.
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