Grain Surfboards, which hand-makes wooden surfboards, marks 20 years in business this year. Mainebiz visited Grain founder Mike LaVecchia at the company's York workshop.
Despite higher interest rates, construction costs and labor shortages, construction projects continue to break ground and come to fruition across Maine.
In 2020, OpBox production was curtailed because the supply of shipping containers was constricted. Enter a new type of composite for making building panels and systems.
Carvana is a virtual seller of used vehicles that transfers them to buyers at regional hubs, such as one being established in Woolwich. It will serve customers from York to Bangor.
Reed & Reed Inc. beat out two in-state rivals for the Madawaska-Edmundston International Bridge Project, which will replace a century-old span between Maine and New Brunswick.
Hebert and Szanton team up in Portland and in Auburn, while other construction projects in Maine range from a medical office building in Norway to Gardiner's replacement of the Bridge Street Bridge.
The projects are among 55 across the U.S. that will share $900 million, with the aim of shoring up rural infrastructure, improving safety and the economy.
Travelers in Woolwich and fishermen in Lubec are some of those who may benefit from a total of $44.6 million in recently awarded federal transportation funds.
A custom-built home on the Brookings Bay waterfront in Woolwich didn't sell at auction in July, but sellers are hoping a discounted listing price will do the trick the second time around.