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Plans in place since nearly the start of the pandemic call for venues in both cities to serve as makeshift COVID-19 field hospitals. That hasn't been necessary, but officials are preparing, just in case.
"We are once again pleased that our airline partners continue to put resources into our market," said Paul Bradbury, the airport director at the Portland International Jetport.
Cross Insurance and Bangor Savings Bank will share a building on the "best corner" in the town, an arrangement that's unusual for both businesses. In other construction news, a spring groundbreaking is expected for a vertical greenhouse in Westbrook.
Six experts take a look at what's on the horizon over the year ahead for Maine business real estate and development. The predictions confirm some trends, but also contain a few surprises.
Tim Hobbs, USDA rural development state director, and David Lavway, Farm Services Agency executive director under the Trump administration, will be replaced with Biden appointees, and the state's congressional delegation is looking for candidates.
A financial services ranking that measures costs of insurance, crime prevention and more, found Lewiston, Bangor and Portland to be way down the list of "safest cities" in the U.S. between 30,000 and 100,000 people.
The site will initially handle 900 vaccinations a day, but at full capacity will allow 2,000 people daily to be inoculated against COVID-19. Northern Light is also prepared to use the arena as a field hospital for treating Mainers with the disease.
The Maine State Nurses Association is petitioning to represent 1,600 nurses at Maine Medical Center, or about one-sixth of the hospital's workforce. Two previous organizing attempts since 2000 have failed.
A total of 32 companies from Bangor, Portland, Lewiston and Waterville will participate in this year's program, which will culminate with a final showcase pitch-off in May for a $25,000 cash prize.
Winter Storm Harold was expected to deliver an unwanted holiday gift of torrential rain and damaging winds, beginning Thursday night.
In this day and age, we are attached to our smart phones. Everything is on this little device.
Unbelievably, there are some people that still don't have iPhones, Androids, email, computers or tablets. They're not on social media.
Recently, actor Christopher Walken said he had no cell phone. In an interview, the Oscar winner said cell phones were like watches because, "if you need one, somebody else has got it."
Walken isn't the only celebrity or CEO who avoids technology. Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, was famous for not being technologically attached to the world. Warren Buffett has said in interviews he still uses a flip phone.
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Learn moreThe Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
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Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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