Ashland

Ecoshel, the Ashland-based maker of cedar shingles, plans to move its red cedar shingle production to British Columbia.

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.

State and local officials were in Ashland Thursday to celebrate the opening of four forestry-based companies that...

The construction of a maple processing facility in Jackman and expansion of high-speed Internet in Ellsworth are...

ReEnergy Holdings LLC, the New York-based owner of four biomass plants in Maine and a construction and...

Mill jobs are expected to grow and contribute to an improving economy in a small Aroostook County...

If diversity has been key to surviving the recent recession for many in the construction industry, log...