Mark Dion

The city has selected the Boulos Co. to potentially list four undeveloped parcels of land on Somerset and Elm streets, near Whole Foods and Franklin Arterial — though City Councilors say no decision to sell has been made.

Portland city officials warned that the human impact of the federal immigration raids will be accompanied by costs to businesses and damage to the city’s economic life.

In his latest state of the city address, Mayor Mark Dion urged officials to cut delays between housing project approvals and shovels going into the ground.

The city of Portland has joined forces with the nonprofit Gulf of Maine Research Institute to protect the working waterfront to position Maine’s largest city as a national leader in coastal climate adaptation.

A controversial proposal to build a temporary parking lot at the Jetport was rejected by the City Council, ending a two-year battle.

Portland Mayor Mark Dion called on members of the business community to pitch in, while developer Kevin Bunker pushed back against bureaucracy.

In a marathon City Council meeting on Monday, the council voted 6-3 in favor of a 180-day restriction on the development of performance venues with 2,000 seats or more.

Storefront vacancies in the Congress Street corridor reflect the economic costs of the city's homeless problems, but some new businesses are also moving in.

The family-owned discount retailer said that sales have not rebounded since the pandemic.

"Infrastructure investment is a mainstay to creating a successful local economy," Mark Dion said in Monday night's State of the City address.