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🔒New RGGI guidelines could earn Maine up to $22.5M a year in pollution-cutting credits

Maine could stand to earn a maximum of $22.5 million and a minimum of $13.7 million a year through 2030, depending on how much and how fast the state plans to cut pollution in coming years, a recent National Resources Defense Council analysis shows.

🔒Ben Polito: Clean-technology entrepreneur and co-founder of Pika Energy

Ben Polito grew up on a farm in the midcoast village of Five Islands with no electricity,...

🔒Libra Foundation makes a strategic $6M investment in former Grant’s Dairy

A new entity called Pineland Farms Dairy Co. Inc., a for-profit company formed and funded by parent company Libra Foundation, undertakes an ambitious $6M plan to restore the former Grant's Dairy in Bangor.

🔒Bangor Savings creating ‘all-in-one’ waterfront campus along Penobscot River

Maine's second-largest bank needs bigger headquarters after seeing 16 straight years of earnings growth. Its plans for a new waterfront campus reflect a strong focus on keeping employees happy by including a gym, basement café, bike storage and a walking path down to the riverbank.
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🔒As retail trends shift, the Bangor Mall adjusts by being more nimble

Where regional malls were once the domain of fashion brands and national chains, they're now adapting to shifting retail trends and consumer demographics by reaching out to non-traditional retailers. The Bangor Mall, owned by Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, reflects that trend.

🔒Determination and grit in Bangor

We sent three reporters to Bangor for our annual focus section on the Queen City and they...

🔒What should I do before hiring my first employee?

Hiring your first employee can be greatly rewarding if done correctly, but it pays to take the time to do due diligence, set expectations and share your vision and business mission with your new employee.

🔒IN SHORT

New hiresBangor Savings Bank hired Coney Quinn as assistant vice president and branch manager in Old Town,...
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