Poland

The plants in Hollis, Kingfield and Poland have been certified Platinum by the Alliance for Water Stewardship, a global organization that sets a framework for water conservation.

The project leverages the capabilities of the Maine forest products industry, which sees forest-based biomass in areas such as packaging, infrastructure, equipment and biofuels as a key objective.

Nestle Waters North America is pursuing certification that ensures its water is meeting certain standards both inside and outside of its bottling plants in Poland, Kingfield and Hollis. It also plans to add a 10kw solar array at its Hollis site.

The idea of a “staycation” has been around a while, and remote work is more popular than ever because of the pandemic. A Poland innkeeper has combined the two to come up with a package he’s marketing as a "workcation."

The Swiss food conglomerate said it aims to complete a review of its North American mass-market bottled water business by early next year, while focusing more on international brands and premium segments.

Rollovers for business startups, or ROBS, allow entrepreneurs to leverage retirement savings in order to launch a new business and perhaps a second career. But especially in these turbulent times, caution is necessary.

The Portland firm is opening a third office, at 104 Washington Ave., and also unveiling its new Solaris condo development this weekend; Maine Source Homes & Realty also announced a move.

The Maine Tourism Association has inducted Cyndi Robbins, owner of Poland Spring Resort, into the its hall of fame.

Nestle-owned Poland Spring is seeking a new site in western Maine, close to sources of spring water, in order to build a $50 million water bottling plant.

Maine's ongoing drought conditions are causing Poland Spring to transport its water from more distant sources in the Rangeley area.