William Hall

After nearly a half century of operation, St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation and Residence will close for good on Sept. 20.

Just a few months after unveiling a proposal to build more than 100 housing units in Portland — half of which would meet affordability criteria — GreenMars Real Estate wants to build a second, similar complex.

The 103-room luxury hotel would get another 52 rooms in a Commercial Street building, which would connect to the hotel via a skybridge.

Thousands of state workers will receive the payments, beginning next month. A third-party study of the state's pay classification system, however, won't be finished until the end of next year.

The still-new home to the University of Maine School of Law in Portland may soon expand to a newer home next door, and the process is already underway.

The 6-foot-9 power forward, widely expected to be the No. 1 pick in the next NBA draft, has signed on as a brand representative for the international sports apparel company. Terms were not disclosed but the deal is likely worth millions.

The new location is Portside's second in the region, after the firm acquired a Belgrade real estate agency in May.

Penobscot Christian School says it has outgrown its space, and for the past several years some of its students have been attending class at a location 2 miles away.

Mainebiz looks back at its 30-year history, and recalls purchases and sales that eventually influenced transactions of today.

The Wood Island station, built in 1908, once housed rescue crews who rowed open boats to reach mariners in distress. Now the life-saving building has a new life.