The owner of Port City Mechanical called Charlie Martin at Maine Plywood and told him about the boilers that were being scrapped at the former B&M Baked Bean plant. Now all Martin needed was a crane that could lift 90,000 pounds and a small fleet of trucks.
Somerset County commissioners disbursed tax increment financing money that includes funds for the Skowhegan Run of River project, Bigelow Brewing Co.'s downtown building redevelopment and Maine Plywood, which is building a plant in Bingham.
Video secretly recorded of alleged abusive and improper fish handling at a Bingham salmon hatchery prompted an apology Monday from the plant’s owner, Cooke Aquaculture Inc.
Opponents of commercial wind farms are gathering signatures to remove their townships and plantations from the vast areas of Maine where proposals receive speedier reviews.
SunEdison Inc. plans to sell two Maine wind power plants for $209 million to a partnership of the solar company and investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
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.