Somerset County

Mike Haws led the $500 million conversion and expansion of Paper Machine No. 2 at Sappi’s Somerset Mill in Skowhegan.

“We have a housing crisis. So I said, ‘How can we make something happen here?’” the buyer said of his purchase of a century-old building in Skowhegan.

Gifford's Ice Cream dishes out a trio of new pint flavors, while the team behind Mr. Tuna gets ready to roll out a pop-up seafood eatery in Portland's Old Port.

The sellers of the 1908 building operated an antiques and gift shop. The buyer plans a multi-use conversion to second-story apartments and lower-story commercial space.

Through a partnership with the town, the land bank will work to stabilize the long-vacant leather processing facility, address site conditions and prepare the property for future reinvestment.

The Massachusetts-funded project was designed to deliver 1,200 megawatts of renewable power from Québec to New England.

In his first week as president and CEO, Dan Tilton told Mainebiz that while the bank is open to potential acquisition or branch expansion opportunities, it remains committed to its existing footprint.

Amber Lambke, co-founder and CEO of Maine Grains, says the company is purchasing a state-of-the-art extrusion line from Germany, capable of producing grain-based cereals, bars, snacks and specialty ingredients.

Tiffany Comis, a former nurse at Readington-Fairview General Hospital who has been with the hospital for more than two decades, succeeds longtime leader Richard “Dick” D. Willett.

Maine Laboratories, a “forever chemical” testing and analysis service in Somerset County, changed its name to PFAS Laboratories.