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. […]
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.
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.
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.
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.