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Island Housing Trust receives $10K donation through Knowles Co. rental program
Laurie Schreiber Updated: February 26, 2023Homeowners who offer their Mount Desert Island homes for rent agreed to donate a portion of their earnings to support Island Housing Trust’s workforce housing mission.
On Mount Desert Island, workforce housing will be paired with conservation land
Laurie Schreiber Updated: February 22, 2023The initiative is driven by real estate values that have climbed sharply on Mount Desert Island, and access to year-round housing that is affordable has become increasingly challenging for many people who work on the island and earn an average…
National Park Service will invest $33M in Acadia maintenance facility
Laurie Schreiber Updated: February 22, 2023The existing maintenance building dates to the 1960s, and is structurally unsound, undersized and inadequate for the workload, particularly given the considerable growth of the park’s staff, operations and number of visitors.
Castine digital shellfish tag developer raises $4.1M to expand market
Laurie Schreiber Updated: February 17, 2023BlueTrace raised $3.2 million in seed funding, bringing the company’s fundraising total to $4.1 million to expand its market and the software platform’s features.
With Millinocket proposal, salmon farming would head north
Peter Van Allen February 16, 2023A proposal for a aquaculture operation at the former Great Northern Paper mill site has gotten backing from state and local officials, but must still go through the permitting process.
Bar Harbor Council airs concerns about conflicts of interest over cruise ships
Laurie Schreiber February 16, 2023Concerns include committee members connected to plaintiff organizations or who might have at least an indirect financial interest in the litigation’s outcome.
Harbor Freight Tools will open Ellsworth store, its eighth Maine location
Ann Fisher February 15, 2023The 16,000-square-foot store, smaller than the typical Harbor Freight Tools footprint, will be in the Maine Coast Mall at 225 High St.
Frenchman Bay group pushes for policy changes to guide fish farms
Laurie Schreiber February 15, 2023Top among the proposals is a moratorium on the approval or renewal of net-pen fish farms. American Aquafarms’s applications for a 120-acre lease was nixed last year, but the company has said it would submit new applications as soon as possible.
A Castine-based digital shellfish tagging system helps growers cut through the red tape
Laurie Schreiber February 13, 2023BlueTrace developed a digital tracing system for seafood harvesters, growers, distributors and dealers that lets users print tags with a QR code and send reports to regulators and buyers with a click of a button.
Ellsworth group says makerspace could draw visitors, contribute to the area’s creative economy
Laurie Schreiber February 12, 2023The premise is that a makerspace could build awareness for the arts in Downeast Maine, generate income for businesses, engage individuals and families and attract visitors.
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For many, Thanksgiving means gathering with family and friends. It can also mean travel headaches.
AAA predicts a record 81.8 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday, Nov. 25, and Monday, Dec. 1.
Of those travelers, 73 million will go by car — up 1.3 million from a year ago.
With the federal shutdown resolved, air travel is expected to be back at normal levels — although, in this case, it will mean normal Thanksgiving levels. AAA predicts that 6 million people will travel by air, a 2% increase. (Last year, Portland International Jetport broke its Thanksgiving travel record, with 64,348 travelers, up from 54,636 in 2023.)
Another 2.5 million people will travel by bus, train or cruise ship.
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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 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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