Hancock

The Warren company expanded to South Portland in 2021. “That took off nicely,” said Peter Horch. “So we decided to buy property going in the other direction.”

The site presents redevelopment opportunities, said the buyer, who is meeting with the town, along with Hancock County and other local interests, to see what’s needed.

The listing went live this week and has already garnered inquiries from owner-users and investors. Robbins Lumber acquired the plant last year from Pleasant River Lumber Co.

The acquisitions are a game-changer. Robbins now has four sawmill/planer mills, a biomass power plant and a coatings facility with an expanded customer base.

The buyers were attracted by the significant water frontage and range of potential uses across the 40-acre site overlooking Mount Desert Narrows.

A record $5.7 million was awarded for 24 projects that will restore, enhance or protect wetlands and other natural resources in Maine.

An application to lease two sites in Frenchman Bay for a closed pen aquafarm could result in production of 66 million pounds of salmon annually. But Maine’s coast shouldn’t be “a guinea pig” for “unproven” technology, said one local group.

Seaweed salad made in Maine and one of the state's craft beers were among this year's winners, selected among more than 1,900 entries nationwide.

The owner of Sullivan Harbor Farm, an artisanal seafood smoking operation in Hancock, was on track to reopen this month. But the federal government shutdown has prevented her from receiving final approvals she needs.

A Connecticut-based company that owns six hot-mix asphalt facilities in Maine sold its asphalt plants and paving division for $555 million to Eurovia SAS, a subsidiary of the Vinci Group in France, one of the world's largest infrastructure and urban development companies.