Richmond

It's a good time of year for Mainebiz reporters and photographers to get out on the road.

About two-thirds of the state has slid to a warmer half zone since that last edition in 2012, according to the USDA. As the climate has changed, so have farming plans in Maine.

A bundle of bridges in Hampden is just one of the Maine Department of Transportation projects keeping construction crews busy in northern Maine.

Maine's House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow small grocery stores to open on holidays, skirting long-time blue laws.

Two new restaurants, Kimberly's Restaurant and Lounge and the Village Café, have opened in Richmond, filling vacancies on its downtown Main Street.

The Maine Technology Institute has awarded $33,100 in funding that's intended to advance new products and process development at seven companies across the state.

Renovations of the 14,000-square-foot Hathorn Block, located on the corner of Main and Front streets in Richmond, are aimed for up-to-date use as a mix of commercial and residential spaces.

A historic downtown Richmond building has been sold to a developer who plans to renovate it into apartments and commercial units.

USDA Rural Development is awarding nearly $120,000 to 13 Maine businesses for clean energy projects that include solar power systems, variable-frequency ventilation fans and geothermal heat pumps.

Portland’s 950-foot Whaling Wall mural — painted almost 20 years ago by the international artist Robert Wyland...