The sellers of the 1908 building operated an antiques and gift shop. The buyer plans a multi-use conversion to second-story apartments and lower-story commercial space.
The goal is to expand year-round outdoor recreation jobs in central and western Maine, in fields such as fishing, whitewater guiding, trail building, outdoor business, retail, manufacturing and hospitality.
Main Street Skowhegan received $500,000 for Kitchen 185, which is envisioned as a shared commercial kitchen and food business incubator. The total project cost is estimated at around $3 million.
Kristina Cannon and her team have secured nearly $7.9 million for projects that include the creation of a shared commercial kitchen incubator to empower local food startups.Â
Now in their 15th year, the Mainebiz Women to Watch awards honor women who have demonstrated leadership in wide-ranging sectors of business, health care and the nonprofit world.
Five organizations in the region are banding together to support local entrepreneurs and encourage innovation through a series of business-pitch contests this spring.
Main Street Skowhegan is seeking public feedback via three surveys related to surplus farm products, workforce training in the food industry and a planned downtown food-business incubator.
Somerset County residents can borrow gear from the new Skowhegan Outdoors Basecamp for free, while others can do so with the purchase of a one-year membership.