Laurie Schreiber

Laurie has been a journalist for more than 30 years. She reports on a wide range of topics and writes for Mainebiz’s Real Estate Insider. She enjoys travel, hiking, and puttering around on landscaping projects around her house.

Health care

🔒MaineHealth to relocate HQ from downtown Portland to Westbrook

The move is expected to save Maine’s largest health system about $1.5 million annually and reduce the need for capital investment in non-clinical settings.

Manufacturing

🔒Maine manufacturers made critical parts for historic Artemis II mission

High-density, high-strength, corrosion-resistance and the ability to withstand high tempereratures were key characteristics of parts for the crewed Artemis II mission.

Climate change

Village of Ocean Park looks to fortify itself against rising seas

An intentional seaside community in the Chautauqua tradition, founded in 1881 on Saco Bay, is looking at ways to protect its most vulnerable buildings from rising sea level and worsening windstorms.

Health care

🔒Icelandic firm sets up ‘tapering clinic’ in Maine

Prescriby identified Maine as a location for its second clinic through a “Nordic Health Hackathon” in Iceland in 2019, sponsored by the Maine International Trade Center.

News

A roundup of Maine’s commercial real estate sales from April 2026

Every week in the Tuesday Real Estate Insider, Mainebiz compiles a list of commercial real estate sales. Here is a compilation of sales published in April 2026.

Real Estate & Construction

Victoria Mansion rehab uses mix of mix of manpower, machinery and logistics

The facade had deteriorated after 166 years of prolonged exposure, stripping away original details, which were capture with the help of 3D scanning and printing.

Real Estate & Construction

Malone Commercial Brokers receives two CoStar impact awards

Transactions involving a 30,184-square-foot lease of office space and the $20 million purchase of a 122,042-square-foot Class A office building won top honors.

Real Estate & Construction

Downtown Kittery mixed-use property will get updates under new owners

“I love the building. I think it’s a cornerstone of the Foreside,” said the buyer. Known as the Cook Block, the building dates back to 1850.

Housing

Broker report: Portland residential real estate sees rebound in March

Rising sales, faster timelines and growing inventory marked Portland’s residential real estate market in March. Single-family sales were up nearly 50% compared with February.

Housing

$12.5M middle-income housing development goes to Greenville planning board

Construction would use an innovative system that combines mass timber, standardized design and a patented hinge assembly system to create timber-frame homes.

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