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Economic Development
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Ellsworth becomes a nationally accredited Main Street community
September 19, 2024The city of Ellsworth and a local group, Heart of Ellsworth, have joined the Main Street America program and achieved national Main Street accreditation.
September 19, 2024
Navy shipyard in Kittery adds record-high boost to region's economy
September 19, 2024Purchases and civilian payroll last year at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard increased nearly 5.5% over the 2022 total, which at the time was the highest ever.
September 19, 2024Despite nearly being canceled, Lewiston’s balloon festival provided economic boost
September 18, 2024The annual attention-getting event continued to provide visitors to Lewiston-Auburn, despite some obvious challenges.
September 18, 2024
Friday Food Insider: A Mediterranean restaurant opens its doors in Falmouth
September 13, 2024In recent months, Falmouth has welcomed many new restaurants to its food scene, including Jaffa Mediterranean Grill, an outpost of a South Portland-based restaurant.
September 13, 2024
Downtown Waterville, still a work in progress, is up and coming
Updated: September 16, 2024The area is bustling and has become more so. In recent years, over $200 million of investment, along with help from tax incentives, has transformed the downtown.
Updated: September 16, 2024Editor's Note: From Main Street to solar farms, central Maine is heating up
Updated: September 16, 2024For our focus on Augusta, Waterville and central Maine, there was an abundance of topics to tackle.
Updated: September 16, 2024Norway Savings Bank donates $5,000 to Norway Equitable Housing Cooperative
Updated: September 23, 2024The goal is to have 17 affordable, resident-owned housing units in downtown Norway available for area workers and their families.
Updated: September 23, 2024
FocusMaine adds state economist and former Good Shepherd president to board
September 4, 2024FocusMaine added Kristen Miale, the former president of the Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine, and Amanda Rector, the state economist for Maine, to its board.
September 4, 2024
Youth entrepreneur program in Farmington plans campus expansion
Updated: September 2, 2024Auburn-based Platz Associates has been hired to design a campus for the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies in Farmington.
Updated: September 2, 2024
Rural lessons: Maine CEOs talk about what they learned growing up in a small town
August 25, 2024Growing up in rural Maine offers lessons you can’t buy in an MBA program or gain in the boardroom, say three of the state's prominent business leaders.
August 25, 2024
Next up for Maine aquaculture training — community engagement
Updated: August 26, 2024A new ambassador program aims to engage growers, fishermen and coastal residents in discussion about aquaculture, filling a gap in communication and mentoring opportunities at the community level.
Updated: August 26, 2024
FocusMaine hires finance, grants and administration manager
August 19, 2024FocusMaine, a private-sector initiative to create jobs in agriculture, aquaculture and biopharmaceuticals, has hired Joanna Benoit as its new finance, grants, and administration manager.
August 19, 2024
John T. Gorman Foundation receives national recognition for Lewiston investment
Updated: August 19, 2024For the past decade, the foundation’s support of the Lewiston Tree Street Initiative has yielded results and is considered a model for other organizations.
Updated: August 19, 2024
The Mi’kmaq Nation’s farm, fish-growing operation feeds demand for traditional foods
Updated: August 19, 2024Since the Mi’kmaq Nation in Presque Isle started a community garden and a brook trout hatchery, they've became game-changers in providing healthy, culturally relevant food to the community and beyond.
Updated: August 19, 2024
Building homes in Bangor: Developers, local officials tackle Queen City’s housing gap
Updated: August 19, 2024With scarce inventory, Bangor is seeing a sharp increase in home prices. Builders, employers and the city itself are racing to keep up with the housing demand.
Updated: August 19, 2024
A Look Back: Real estate deals make history, now — and then
Updated: August 19, 2024Mainebiz looks back at its 30-year history, and recalls purchases and sales that eventually influenced transactions of today.
Updated: August 19, 2024
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