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Downtown Ellsworth is educating visitors with a new messaging campaign, “Stay wEllsworth.” Signs offer shopping options that are available to customers depending on if they have a mask or not.
The Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce is reporting “massive amounts of cancellations for June and guests have started cancelling their July and August reservations, as well.”
Recipients in the latest funding round include Our Katahdin, to develop affordable incubator space in downtown Millinocket, and the New England Arab American Organization in Portland.
While the spread of COVID-19 affects Maine's food industry, farmers markets are busier than they’ve ever been. The information is anecdotal, but most markets are reporting that, for this time of year, they’re seeing an increase in shopper traffic.
Nonprofit organizations that serve Maine people most affected by the coronavirus pandemic have been awarded $1.2 million from the Maine Community Foundation 's COVID-19 emergency response fund and a fund for food security.
Machias Savings Bank has partnered with Axiom, an internet service provider headquartered in Machias, to bring high-speed fiber Internet to the downtown there, including over 50 businesses and 30 homes.
Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor has named a new president and CEO, succeeding Art Blank, who is retiring after 21 years in that position.
When two men in their early 20s conceived the idea of opening a new restaurant and retail seafood market business in Northeast Harbor, they didn’t know they’d be opening in the midst of a pandemic. But they adapted accordingly.
Border restrictions between the U.S. and Canada, which may soon be renewed, don't apply to most commercial traffic and returning citizens. Nevertheless, travel into Maine fell over 40% in the first month of the pandemic.
Even the fast-moving restaurant industry has been tested by the pandemic, and small eateries are having to make hard choices. "It's either evolve or die," says one Maine restaurateur.
Maine has over 100 farmers' markets offering a range of local food products.
Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets reports that unseasonably cool temperatures and a rainy early summer have not only caused issues for some crops but also for local farmers' markets. Strawberries, for instance, had a bad season. Around the state, sales at farmers' markets have been down this summer.
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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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