Colby College

The Waterville liberal arts college set an original goal of $750 million for its historic Dare Northward campaign, but later raised the target to $1 billion.

The Levine's Discovery Headquarters is set to open in fall 2027 in a renovated building on the school's Waterville campus.

The site of a general store destroyed by fire in 2023 will be rebuilt as a restaurant and collaborative facility. An inn will be repurposed as a research facility and student housing.

Companies from early-stage startups to established manufacturers are 3D printing a range of parts and products.

An overall $500 million investment includes a $300 million, 200,000-square-foot science complex with labs, classrooms, specialized equipment and computing infrastructure. 

Investments and campus initiatives contributed more than $2.5 billion to Maine’s economy in the past six years, according to an independent study commissioned by the Waterville liberal arts college.

A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, health care institutions and professional services firms in Maine.

David Watts "brings the mindset of a teacher and the heart of an academic," according to Colby College President David A. Greene.

Riding a trend of rural workforce recruitment and retention programs in multiple industries, an educator support program expands training and career advancement.

Maine's former director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention will be returning to the state after leaving a post at the federal agency.