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Resilience in the face of tragedy: Nonprofits support survivors of the Lewiston shooting
Sloane M. Perron Updated: September 23, 2024In the aftermath of the Oct. 25 tragedy in Lewiston, the community and nonprofits such as the Maine Community Foundation and Community Concepts came together to create the Maine Resiliency Center.
Despite nearly being canceled, Lewiston’s balloon festival provided economic boost
William Hall September 18, 2024The annual attention-getting event continued to provide visitors to Lewiston-Auburn, despite some obvious challenges.
Solar arrays have been a boon for farmers, but concern is growing over loss of farmland
Bridget Reed Morawski Updated: September 16, 2024Farmers are increasingly working with solar developers to convert agricultural acreage to power arrays. But there's a growing worry that Maine is losing critical farmland.
Downtown Waterville, still a work in progress, is up and coming
Alexis Wells Updated: September 16, 2024The area is bustling and has become more so. In recent years, over $200 million of investment, along with help from tax incentives, has transformed the downtown.
Editor's Note: From Main Street to solar farms, central Maine is heating up
Peter Van Allen Updated: September 16, 2024For our focus on Augusta, Waterville and central Maine, there was an abundance of topics to tackle.
Statewide 'appreciation week' planned for Maine truckers
Renee Cordes Updated: September 13, 2024As part of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, events are planned across Maine with complimentary safety vests, insulated work gloves, travel mugs and free coffee for truck drivers.
Downtown Lewiston building changes hands between nonprofits with similar aims
Peter Van Allen Updated: September 12, 2024The building, which is 5,500 square feet and dates to 1978, is laid out over a single story and is on about a third of an acre. It includes 15 on-site parking spaces. The building is considered move-in ready.
Auburn to hold groundbreaking for 18-unit downtown apartment building
Peter Van Allen Updated: September 5, 2024The building, at 186 Main St., will feature 18 market-rate residential units and two commercial spaces — a 5,000-square-foot restaurant and a 1,200-square-foot retail space.
Business ideas drawn on a napkin will be welcomed at Waterville pitch competition
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 4, 2024Category submissions can include consumer or business goods and services, trades and technology operations, social innovation, and health, clean technologies and life sciences.
Rangeley-based M&H Construction pitches in on Kennebago headwaters restoration
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 16, 2024With the help of Rangeley-based M&H Construction and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Gulf of Maine Coastal Program, Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust replaced three culverts with open-bottom bridges this summer.
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Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank
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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The Giving Guide
The Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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