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🔒Friday Food Insider: Smash burger food truck adds downtown Portland spot

Hank & Artie’s, which has been operating as a pop-up at Argenta Brewing Co. since 2024, is now also parking at 427 Fore St. in Portland's Old Port Square District, next to the Old Port Square Garage.
Energy & Utilities

Portland area cleans up after storm that downed trees, cut power

In a statement on its website, CMP said that more than 50 crews worked throughout the night and continue working this morning to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible
Professional services

🔒Westbrook accounting firm joins global network

The international network will strengthen client support on cross-border matters, provide access to specialist expertise and create learning opportunities for the Westbrook team.
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Housing

Maine home sales climb in July as price dips 2.1%

“Qualified buyers are actively searching across Maine, and the July statistics show us that more homes for sale results in the sale of more homes,” said Maine Association of Realtors’ president.
Nonprofits

199-acre Farmington forest named for family donors

The Stephen Kinney family sold the land to the High Peaks Alliance and then made a donation to make the preservation possible.
Sports business

$25K in marketing grants awarded to nine Maine sporting events

Organizers of nine sporting events across the state will use Maine Sports Commission grants for marketing efforts designed to expand audiences and boost visitor spending.
Downtown revitalization

🔒Madawaska makeover takes shape with $2.8M downtown upgrade

The project is designed to strengthen the downtown district while creating new opportunities for economic development, recreation and public gathering.
Retail & Food Service

Holy Donut ends two-year run in Brunswick

The 2,240-square-foot shop opened in May 2024 at 145 Pleasant St., taking over a former Tim Hortons location.
Mergers and acquisitions

🔒Sandy Pines resort sold to Tennessee firm with national reach

Streamside Parks LLC, the Nashville-based owner of 40 properties across 17 states with more than 4,000 RV and lodging sites, announced the court-approved acquisition on Wednesday.

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Economic development

Planned center would expand STEM education across southern Maine

Baxter Academy for Technology and Science, a tuition-free public charter high school in Portland, launched a fundraising campaign to build a Center for Innovation and Technology.
Aging population

🔒37-home expansion underway at Falmouth senior living community

Demand for new residences has been strong. At the groundbreaking last fall, owner John Wasileski said, “The project has been carefully planned to meet the continued growing demand, while also reflecting our commitment to environmentally responsible development.”
Housing

🔒Bangor aims to speed more home building with free, pre-approved housing plans

Gawron Turgeon Dillon Architects created five housing designs that are "ready-to-permit” and available to builders at no cost.
Economy

Maine real estate market down 3.7% in 2025, index shows

The story of real estate in Maine in 2025 was mixed, but overall trended downward, according to the 20th edition of the Maine Real Estate and Development Association’s annual Index.
C-suite

CEO of BerryDunn resigns; insider named as interim leader

Maine's largest accounting firm did not give a reason for the departure of Sarah Belliveau, who will step down from her role as CEO this summer and serve in an advisory role.
Health care

🔒York Hospital gets green light from state regulators to join MaineHealth

Unlike many of its peers, York Hospital doesn’t qualify for federal safety-net programs, limiting access to resources that help many hospitals offset growing financial strain.
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Do you support plans by the Portland Hearts of Pine to build a soccer stadium?

Last week, the Portland Hearts of Pine – who currently play in the city-owned Fitzpatrick Stadium – announced plans to build a new soccer stadium on waterfront industrial property. The project is expected to cost more than $50 million, with funding from private sources. Construction is slated to begin in 2027, with an opening targeted for early 2029.

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How To

With dizzying pace of AI, Yogi Berra might say ‘it’s getting late early’

Recursive self-improvement is central to arguments about transformative AI risk, David Stone writes in this guest column.
Made in Maine

🔒Made in Maine: Niche clothing brand rethinks women’s post-mastectomy fashion

FlatWear Clothing LLC aims to make fashion more inclusive for other breast cancer survivors.
Friday Food Insider

🔒Friday Food Insider: A Korean food truck adds to offerings at Old Port Square

K-Pop Kimbap began serving customers July 9 outside the Old Port Square Garage at 427 Fore St.

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