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August 21, 2023 Edition
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Focus on Greater Bangor & Northern Maine

Loring’s flight plan: Turning the former Air Force base into a regional aviation, aerospace hub

Renee Cordes

An estimated $50 million to $75 million in public money is needed develop a public airport at the Cold War-era Air Force base in Limestone.

  • Letters
    Letters

    A defense of Waterville’s urban renewal on the 1960s

    Regarding the article published in Mainebiz from the print edition of June 12, “With Projects Underway, Waterville’s Downtown is Taking on New Life”, we want to correct the statement that “Waterville was a victim of urban renewal in the 1960s.”

  • Letter from the Editor
    Letter from the Editor

    Loring’s evolution takes another step forward

    Peter Van Allen

    Loring had a long history as an Air Force base, brief notoriety for being the site of a Phish concert and now another life as a business park. As Senior Writer Renee Cordes notes in her story, Loring has some major plans in the works.

  • In Short
    In Short

    Newsworthy people and performances for Aug. 21, 2023

    A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements from businesses and nonprofits around Maine.

Today's Poll

How much do you plan to travel this summer, whether for business or fun?
Poll Description

The Memorial Day weekend looks like one that will indeed be remembered, at least by travel-related businesses.

Across the country, AAA projects 43.8 million people will head 50 miles or more from home during the holiday travel period, Thursday, May 23, through Monday, May 27.

That number is a 4% increase over the total for Memorial Day 2023, and comes close to matching 2005’s record of 44 million Memorial Day travelers.

The number of drivers this year will be up 4% compared to last year and 1.9% higher than in 2019, the motorist organization forecasts. Air travel is expected to surge even more, with 4.8% more passengers than last year and a whopping 9.3% increase over the 2019 total.

For Maine, a heavily traveled Memorial Day weekend may be a sign of a busy summer tourism season ahead.

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