August 20, 2018 EditionEdition

🔒From waterfront to downtown, Bangor’s seeing investment and change

Bangor’s growth can be seen on a number of fronts. The Hollywood Casino and Racetrack and Cross Insurance Center across the street are a focal point of entertainment and events. […]

🔒With its paper mill long gone, Millinocket has a new story to tell

Ten years ago, Millinocket was the poster town for what happens when its mill closes. Now it's the poster town for what you can do about it. Meet some of the people who are working to create Millinocket's post-paper-mill economy.

🔒Adaptation goes with the territory

This issue of the Bangor and Northern Maine focus looks at a region that's undergoing major changes.Anyone...

🔒IN SHORT

New hiresLandry/French Construction Co. in Scarborough hired Kevin Pombriant as chief estimator. Pombriant is a 20-year industry...
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🔒USM arts center is not the answer

I have been a reader of Mainebiz for several years and enjoy the publication a great deal....

🔒Northern Maine universities pursue ways to attract and keep more nurses in rural Maine

An academic partnership between the University of Maine campuses at Fort Kent and Presque Isle to offer a nursing degree and Husson University's $3 million Wellness and Learning Center that will begin construction this fall are two efforts underway to attract and keep more nurses in Maine, especially in the rural north.

🔒Scared of radical change? Tips on getting out of that rut

Tip No. 1: Change becomes more manageable and less scary when seen in a longer-term context.

🔒Loring Commerce Centre is ‘open for business’ with plenty of room for expansion

Limestone's Loring Commerce Centre, with 8,700 acres and hundreds of buildings, is Maine's largest industrial park. It's home to 28 employers and over 800 workers — yet it has substantial room for more business development in existing buildings and developable sites.
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🔒Freedom Boat Club franchise owner eyes Portland expansion in 2019

Steve Arnold bought Yarmouth Boat Yard in 2004, Moose Landing Marina in Naples in 2013 and the Freedom Boat Club franchise last September. He's seeing growth at Freedom Boat Club, enough so to be planning to be in Portland next year.
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