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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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Tourism office awards $1M in marketing grants to 8 groups across Maine
Laurie Schreiber October 15, 2024Recipients demonstrated potential for long-term impact; campaigns that reach underrepresented, new and diverse communities of visitors; and improvement of Maine's tourism assets.
Laurie Schreiber October 15, 2024
40 Under 40: Lisa Sturgeon champions Maine ‘experiences,’ events and education
Updated: October 7, 2024The founder of Getting Married in Maine also teaches business at Husson University, and knows first-hand the power of education to change lives.
Updated: October 7, 2024
40 Under 40: Hazel Stark is guiding others to better understand and value nature
Updated: October 7, 2024The co-founder of Maine Outdoor School once considered a career in research, but today is focused on building positive relationships between humans and nature.
Updated: October 7, 2024
40 Under 40: Travel entrepreneur Khadija El Barkaoui is helping fellow immigrants pursue their dreams
Updated: October 7, 2024Khadija El Barkaoui, originally from Morocco, founded Coelle Travel to bring people together through authentic experiences and to support women in tourism.
Updated: October 7, 2024
Maine Island Trail Association names successor to longtime executive director
Alexis Wells September 30, 2024Ben Dougherty will become only the fourth executive director in the nonprofit association's 36-year history.
Alexis Wells September 30, 2024
Acadia’s free Island Explorer shuttle carries 10 millionth passenger
Laurie Schreiber September 25, 2024Now in its 25th year, the service reduces both traffic congestion and carbon emissions in Acadia National Park. Electric buses are next.
Laurie Schreiber September 25, 2024
Bangor will discontinue Saturday bus service, citing low ridership numbers
Alexis Wells Updated: September 25, 2024Residents who ride the Community Connector in Bangor on Saturdays must find a new way to reach their destination.
Alexis Wells Updated: September 25, 2024
Two York Beach hotels, undeveloped lot all going to foreclosure auctions
Laurie Schreiber September 24, 2024The beachside properties include one that was renovated to evoke the 1960s surfing legacy of the York developer’s father.
Laurie Schreiber September 24, 2024
After 84 years, Warren’s Lobster House in Kittery is going up for auction
William Hall Updated: September 23, 2024The property was listed for sale at $4.9 million, then $3.9 million, before ultimately being taken off the market.
William Hall Updated: September 23, 2024
With new courts on the way, pickleball is picking up in southern Maine
Alexis Wells September 19, 2024Two pickleball clubs, which together will encompass nearly 100,000 square feet of space, are coming to Cumberland County later this year.
Alexis Wells September 19, 2024
Portland sports bar launches with a big bet on legal gambling
William Hall September 16, 2024Oddfellahs, at 55 Market St. in the Old Port, opened Friday with the distinction of being the first brick-and-mortar site in Maine where bets on organized sports can legally be placed.
William Hall September 16, 2024
Visit Portland rolls out city shuttle for cruise passengers
Renee Cordes Updated: September 16, 2024The new City Loop Shuttle operates on a circular route through downtown Portland and includes 10 stops from the Eastern Promenade to the Arts District.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 16, 2024
On the Record: Owner of multiple Aroma Joe’s franchises sees her future in mentoring others
Renee Cordes Updated: September 16, 2024Maryna Shuliakouskaya, originally from Belarus, owns nine Aroma Joe’s locations in Maine, with a 10th due to open later this year in Saco.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 16, 2024
Downtown Waterville, still a work in progress, is up and coming
Alexis Wells 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.
Alexis Wells Updated: September 16, 2024
Building Business: Maine construction news, from groundbreakings to an unveiling
Peter Van Allen Updated: September 16, 2024From groundbreakings for the Roux Institute building and an Auburn mixed-use site to the unveiling of the Woods & Waters welcome center, here is construction news from Portland to Coburn Gore.
Peter Van Allen Updated: September 16, 2024
Portland Harbor Hotel may add dozens of rooms with $11M deal for property next door
William Hall September 10, 2024The 103-room luxury hotel would get another 52 rooms in a Commercial Street building, which would connect to the hotel via a skybridge.
William Hall September 10, 2024
Today's Poll
Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank
As hotel construction continues across Portland — with 10 new projects approved before the city imposed a moratorium on new hotel development — developers argue that new hotels bring jobs, tax revenue and visitors.
In June, the city extended the moratorium by six months.
With a growing number of hotel projects underway or proposed, some ask whether the market is saturated. Activists argue that developers should focus on much-needed housing.
Meantime, hotel rates routinely exceed $400 a night in Portland, so there's still apparently demand.
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