The biggest Mainebiz stories of 2021 spanned industries, geographies
Courtesy / Waterfront Concerts
This shot was taken from the stage of Darling's Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor, just before the start of an August concert by Luke Bryan. News about the final phases of the venue's renovation was the top story for the Mainebiz Daily Report in 2021.
"Unprecedented" was a popular description of 2020, but applies just as easily to 2021.
The U.S. Capitol became a site of violence not seen there in over 200 years. Space tourism achieved lift-off. Lifesaving vaccines launched as well, with the goal of stemming what had seemed like an unstemmable disease.
But as 2021 draws to an end, nearly 1 in 6 Americans have contracted COVID-19. More than 816,000, including 1,475 Mainers, have died of it.
The year wasn't just about the pandemic or other familiar headline-makers, however. At Mainebiz, our biggest stories included a wide range of news, spanning industries and geographies throughout the state. We've compiled some of these in a series of Top 10 roundups that will appear in the Daily Report over the next few days.
To start, here are the 10 Mainebiz Daily Report stories that were most widely read during 2021, as measured by our online analytics.
Most popular Daily Report stories in 2021
- Finish line in sight on multiyear upgrade of Waterfront Concerts’ Bangor venue (Aug. 9)
- Maine's 2020 top 10 'hottest towns' for home sales reflect the year's shake-up (Feb. 5)
- TD Bank to close 3 Maine branches as part of 15-state streamlining (Feb. 8)
- Portland cracks top 10 'best places to live,' but US News ranking adds warning (July 13)
- 100 employers are the 'Best Places to Work in Maine' (Aug. 31)
- Here's a breakdown on where Maine's out-of-state homebuyers are coming from (May 10)
- In a frenzied home-sales market, Maine records its highest sale price in three years (June 15)
- Slew of new flights creates a 'transformational moment' for Portland Jetport (March 25)
- Thomas student's startup aims to modernize Maine snowmobile tourism (Feb. 18)
- Concert venue at Rock Row in Westbrook shuts down, but not because of COVID (Sept. 9)
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