Martin Grohman

Marty Grohman, entrepreneur and seasoned politician, says the 2026 elections — with two U.S. House seats, a Senate seat and the governor’s office — “will dominate attention and suck the oxygen out of economic discussions."

Construction of the 51-unit apartment building, to be called Lofts North, is coming in at $12 million and is expected to wrap up by August 2026.

Firetone Complete Auto Care is set to open a retail location in mid-August, close to a shop operated by an Auburn-based regional chain whose CEO says he welcomes the competition.

Two online panel discussions will focus on the how ongoing developments are affecting Maine businesses.

To find out what’s trending across the state this year, Mainebiz checked in with city officials, real estate professionals and others in the know.

The city has multiple housing projects in the works that will add more than 2,000 units, Grohman told Mainebiz in an interview at City Hall.

With financing secured, developers will start this spring on a conversion of 154 Pepperell Mill apartments into condos.

While the resolutions are as varied as the individuals they come from, there were a few common themes.

David Tse, co-founder and CEO of the mobile app for electrical vehicle drivers, is leaving the door open for another entrepreneurial venture.

The Ford Taurus was the most popular U.S. passenger car in 1994, the year that Mainebiz got its start as a publication named Biz.