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The Northern New England Housing Investment Fund has been around for 30 years. In July it merged with another nonprofit housing capital syndicate, based in Vermont, to form Evernorth. But Shanahan says local low-income needs are still "our DNA."
The head of the region's chamber of commerce says a combination of new businesses, new growth for existing ones, and new business owners are all “encouraging signs” after closures during the pandemic.
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center has found a creative way to help meet the shortage of nurses affecting the state and predicted to get worse.
Students returning to the Bangor university will find the school laying the groundwork for its new College of Business building, due to be completed in about a year.
For the eight towns straddling Penobscot and Aroostook counties, economic growth may come as the result of a steady stream of "micro-transformations," led by entrepreneurs motivated by outdoor attractions — and the pandemic.
Houlton is the site of a busy border crossing between the United State and Canada, and international travelers have long spurred the town's economy. But all that changed when the pandemic hit. Still, some local businesses are optimistic.
In South Portland, PM Construction is preparing to open one of southern Maine's largest-scale apartment developments in recent memory this fall. Meanwhile, Great Falls Construction of Gorham is going "five for five."
