York County

"I am doing everything that I can to keep the business open," owner Jim MacNeill told Mainebiz in a phone interview this week, adding that the diner is open and ready for the tourist season.

Avesta Housing is refurbishing the 40-unit affordable apartment complex Patriot Place in Sanford. It is a $9.6 million project.

Matt Early, senior vice president and director of commercial banking, has been named as chief commercial officer.

Cumberland and York counties continued to be Maine's most expensive markets, with median prices of $590,000 (up 5.36%) and $500,000 (up 4.38%), respectively.

The site received a $2 million grant from Maine Technology Institute to repurpose and equip an existing space at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford.

It takes tens of thousands of workers to cater to the nearly 10 million visitors who will spend billions of dollars during Maine’s summer and fall tourist seasons. To fill those jobs, businesses do anything and everything they can.

Pratt & Whitney’s North Berwick Aero Systems facility produces world-class modules, components, and parts for commercial and military engines.

Tootie’s Tempeh, based in the Pepperell Mill, produces tempeh, a fermented soybean product, launched commercially in November 2022 after two years of development. 

Ryan Deane, of South Portland-based Deane Design & Build, creates homes and other structures that incorporate salvaged wood he’s rescued from barns and buildings destined for demolition.

A redevelopment proposal for the courthouse in the town of Alfred recently won second place in an affordable housing development competition in Boston.