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Tourism & Recreation
Feds award $2.5M to BigRock Mountain for new chairlift
The existing lift is over 50 years old. The new lift will feature technology such as a touchscreen interface that eases system operations and maintenance.
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$500K in grants to build workout courts up for grabs
Updated: February 27, 2023Lewiston and Hampden opened outdoor fitness courts last year with grants from Community Health Options and a California wellness consulting firm.
Updated: February 27, 2023
$3.2M sale of Bar Harbor Gilded Age hotel was a year in the making
Updated: February 26, 2023The Cleftstone was one of the few Bar Harbor mansions to escape a devastating fire in 1947. Both the sellers and the buyer own a number of local hotels.
Updated: February 26, 2023
Sunday River to add another fast lift, upgrade snowmaking
Updated: February 21, 2023Skiers will travel up the mountain in just over four and a half minutes, which reduces the current ride time by a third. Major investments also include snowmaking system upgrades, with work to begin at the end of ski season.
Updated: February 21, 2023
Brewers Association economist to keynote New England Craft Brew Summit in Portland
February 17, 2023The theme of the summit this year is “Focus on what you can control.” The conference will feature more than 20 workshops, including mental health and self-care, building a carbon capture program and sustainably managing brewery wastewater.
February 17, 2023
NH couple with hospitality background buy one of Maine’s oldest inns
Updated: February 20, 2023The purchase was financed through a “rollover for business startups,” which allows investors with 401(k)s and Individual Retirement Accounts to use the funds to buy a business and pay start-up costs.
Updated: February 20, 2023
Bar Harbor Council airs concerns about conflicts of interest over cruise ships
February 16, 2023Concerns include committee members connected to plaintiff organizations or who might have at least an indirect financial interest in the litigation’s outcome.
February 16, 2023
Inaugural Aroostook County SnowBowl offers thrills and chills
Updated: February 16, 2023The snow-centric event was organized by local business owners in a bid to promote Aroostook County as a happening place for winter fun.
Updated: February 16, 2023
Real Estate Insider notebook: Sugarloaf starts expansion; Loring Commerce Centre inks deal
Updated: February 16, 2023Sugarloaf's planned $104 million expansion of the West Mountain gets started, while a deal at Loring Commerce Centre could mean up to 600 housing units.
Updated: February 16, 2023
New airline taking flight from Portland to four locations
February 14, 2023Breeze Airways is starting service from PWM in May with flights to Tampa, Fla., and Charleston, S.C.
February 14, 2023
Monopoly rolls dice on Portland, seeks sponsors
February 9, 2023A Portland edition of Monopoly is under development, with sponsorship opportunities for businesses with a desire to get in the game.
February 9, 2023
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries among recipients of climate-related grants
Updated: February 9, 2023Focus areas included fisheries-related concerns such as ocean acidification and warming impacts on commercially valuable shellfish.
Updated: February 9, 2023
Acadia National Park expects hiring, housing crunch to persist this summer
February 6, 2023Acadia National Park, with roughly 4 million annual visitors, is short on worker housing but is also short on workers for the peak summer season.
February 6, 2023
With bitter cold closing in, Maine hunkers down
February 3, 2023With an Arctic blast bringing wind chills well below zero, cites are staffing temporary homeless shelters, Maine's largest power company prepped for power outages and ski areas were either closing or scaling back operations.
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Tourism businesses predict 2023 will have similar demands, challenges as 2022
Updated: January 30, 2023A third predicted a better 2023, but two-thirds predicted staffing challenges would persist. Rising costs and staffing shortages continue to be impediments to success.
Updated: January 30, 2023 
Maine James Beard Awards semifinalists span from Portland to Piscataquis County
Updated: January 26, 2023The 2023 James Beard Foundation Award Semifinalist list includes 11 contenders from Maine who made the cut to advance to the next round.
Updated: January 26, 2023
Real Estate Insider notebook: 800 housing units for West Bayside; MaineHousing's outlook and more
January 25, 2023A roundup of real estate news, including news from Port Property, MaineHousing, the town of Fairfield, Cousins Maine Lobster and what's left of Olympia Sports.
January 25, 2023
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