New hires Town & Shore Associates, a real estate firm in Portland, hired Pete Molloy as a broker/owner. Bergen & Parkinson LLC, a law firm in Kennebunk, hired David Johnson […]
The cruise ship industry is reaching cruising speed in Maine, with 410 ship visits expected this year, compared to 361 in 2016 and 271 a decade ago. Some 39 ships from 21 cruise brands are projected for 2017.
Rhetoric about the pending November referendum to merge Lewiston and Auburn is heating up. Proponents cite $2.3 million or more in annual savings, while opponents worry each city would lose its identity and assert the savings would be less than projected.
Pennesseewassee, named after a nearby lake in Norway, is one of 27 breweries in Cumberland County, which includes Portland, out of a total of 82 craft brewers in the state. Margolin started the brewery in 2011. Its founder and CEO, Lee Margolin, has ambitious plans for growth in the coming year.
Interest in Lewiston/Auburn's available industrial space is growing, in part due to the tightness of the southern Maine and the Greater Portland markets.