Kennebec County

The $53 million project provided the opportunity to plan new museum exhibits, including a whale gallery, diverse stories and a dedicated education center with hands-on activities.

In Androscoggin County, St. Mary's Health System’s and MaineGeneral's Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care are collaborating on cancer care. For Kennebec and Somerset counties, Sweetser will run Kennebec Behavioral Health’s mobile crisis services.

The program was created in 2017 through a partnership between the Maine Community College System, the logging contractors group and industry partners.

“This initiative builds upon recent investments and expanding businesses in the downtown district,” said the town’s manager.

The 17,000-square-foot facility, to be located at 40 Waterville Commons Drive in a former Staples office supply store, is expected to open later this year.

Court filings document how KV Tooling, a precision tool manufacturer, financed growth by taking on debt while facing rising costs and tight margins.

“We'd like to give our employees the best views ... of the capital and the river,” Andrew Silsby, president and CEO, told Mainebiz.

Richard Parkhurst bought a circa 1899 John Calvin Stevens design that was going to be demolished to make room for an office building, and had it moved down the street. The process was complicated, not inexpensive and a lot of fun.

The Theater at Monmouth has cancelled its summer Shakespeare production, but other productions will feature the Bard's plays in Belfast, Camden and Portland.

Nearly half of Maine businesses surveyed by the Maine State Chamber of Commerce cite workforce challenges and policy uncertainty as barriers to growth .