Aroostook County

This year's Top Gun cohort participants will range from seafood producers to tech startups.

A defining technical challenge was the concrete closure pours which had to cure within 12 hours. The team used specialized quick-curing concrete and adapted methods to mix and place the material.

The program, called 'Winter Weekdays", runs from Jan. 5 to April 30 and is meant to build on the success of the 2025 Winter Wednesday pilot program. 

Loring, which is on a former Air Force base, is Maine’s largest business park by size, with 8,700 acres, and is a key piece of Aroostook County’s place in the region’s larger economy.

Ryan Ellsworth, president and CEO of the County Federal Credit Union, foresees more mergers in the industry.

The financial institution, owned by Houlton-based Katahdin Banskshares Corp., said it has more than $1.09 billion in assets.

The project will initially serve more than 150 tribal homes and facilities within the first year, with plans for future expansion, supporting telehealth, education, remote work and tribal services.

Penobscot McCrum, an Aroostook County potato processing facility going back five generations, is set to be acquired by McCain Foods.

U.S. News & World Report evaluated some 15,000 nursing homes nationwide, assessing both short-term and long-term care models.

RNs called a two-day strike to address concerns about staffing and patient care. The hospital said it’s “committed to bargaining in good faith and finalizing a contract that supports both staff and patients.”