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    Maine’s forest product industry aims for 30% growth over five years

    Staff Updated: December 27, 2019

    A business coalition for Maine’s forest-products industry announced it is looking to add 30% growth to the $8 billion industry by 2025. The coalition, Forest Opportunity Roadmap/Maine, seeks new applications and markets for the industry.

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    Maine Agricultural Trades Show is about more than the farm

    Maureen Milliken December 26, 2019

    In its 79th year, the three-day show has more than 100 exhibitors and as many workshops, programs and meetings, covering all aspects of Maine's growing and food-producing industry.

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    Long-vacant Augusta 'eyesore' to be redeveloped

    Maureen Milliken Updated: December 25, 2019

    The former office building, which was the first home of University of Maine at Augusta, has been vacant for more than a decade, leaving a gaping hole on the city's main commerce corridor.

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    Insider Notebook: Busy North River Co. named central Maine 'Developer of Year'

    Maureen Milliken Updated: December 25, 2019

    The company, which is also beginning a major project in Portland, is redeveloping the Lockwood Mill complex in Waterville. In other development news, MEREDA is honing its local focus to help smooth the process for developers.

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    UMaine System offers freebie to struggling students

    Staff Updated: December 23, 2019

    To help struggling students succeed in college in preparation for entering the workforce, the University of Maine System on Friday said it will offer a course at no charge to promising first-year students who fail a class during their first semester…

  • UMA wins $100K grant for event series celebrating Maine's bicentennial

    Staff December 19, 2019

    The University of Maine at Augusta received a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support a series of events marking the 200th anniversary of Maine's statehood. The state is offering money for celebrations too.

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    Waterville startup Eariously awarded Libra Future Fund grant

    Staff December 19, 2019

    The grant is the latest step forward for the Waterville startup, which also won the Big Gig pitch competition in Orono earlier this month and was awarded an MTI grant in August.

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    Governor's award recognizes 'excellence' in 4 Maine businesses

    Staff December 19, 2019

    From a coffee maker to a maker of educational software, the four recipients of the 2019 Governor's Award for Business Excellence "are transforming communities across Maine into hubs of excellence," Gov. Janet Mills said.

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    As weather cools down, short-term rental landscape in Maine stays hot

    Maureen Milliken December 18, 2019

    The demand for short-term rentals in rural areas is growing, according to Airbnb, and Maine is a big part of that.

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    Insider Notebook: Benchmark Real Estate opens Washington Avenue office

    Maureen Milliken December 18, 2019

    The Portland firm is opening a third office, at 104 Washington Ave., and also unveiling its new Solaris condo development this weekend; Maine Source Homes & Realty also announced a move.

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Will you take advantage of post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping sales?
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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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