East Millinocket Paper Mill is rehabilitating structures and adding infrastructure. Maine MILL wants to redevelop the Camden Yarns Mill as the museum’s home. Lincoln Technology Park is making infrastructure upgrades for future development.
The move, part of a revamp outlined last month that includes store upgrades and "tech-forward" digital banking, will leave the lender with 28 retail locations in Maine.
Throughout Piscataquis and Penobscot counties, the housing crisis is not a single-issue challenge, but a constellation of interrelated barriers, according to a report from Eastern Maine Development Corp.
The money would support installation of critical infrastructure necessary for redevelopment of the former pulp and paper mill, resulting in job creation.
The project could strengthen the transmission system and support the delivery of higher loads of power from renewable energy sources, including nearby onshore wind turbines.
The EPA brownfield grants, ranging from $500,000 to $5.5 million, will fund assessment and cleanup work by nonprofits, municipalities and public agencies across Maine.
Landry, a 2021 Mainebiz Woman to Watch, will end a tenure at the Lincoln hospital that includes successfully leading it through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reorganization.