Katahdin Forest Products, a maker of log homes based in Oakfield, may expand its Ashland sawmill, contingent on whether electricity can be purchased at a favorable rate from a ReEnergy biomass plant.
A total of $13.4 million in subsidies will be shared to restart two plants in Penobscot and Washington counties sold by former owner Covanta to Stored Solar, as well as to boost generators owned by ReEnergy in Aroostook.
Even in the best of times, logging is not for the faint of heart. “There are so many factors you have to deal with,” said Tom Cushman, owner of Maine Custom Woodlands.
U.S. Sen. Angus King announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded $5.5 million in grant funding to support several rural health care centers in Maine.