See all stories in business →
Staffers from U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree's office get a sneak-peek tour of the Nova Star cruise ship in Portland in this May 2014 file photo.

Portland-Nova Scotia ferry service draws early on provincial loan to stay afloat

PORTLAND, Maine — Nova Scotia provincial officials on Thursday advanced the Nova Star ferry service the last $2.1 million of a $21 million government loan …
The Spirit of Massachusetts, the Harvey Gamage and the Westward are three boats that are owned by the Ocean Classroom Foundation. The organization's financial situation is so dire that it will not be able to operate after August.

Financially strapped Maine-based Ocean Classroom Foundation to close

PORTLAND, Maine — The Ocean Classroom Foundation, a nonprofit based in Maine that has run educational programs for students aboard schooners for almost 20 years, …
Craig Stuart-Paul, chief executive of Maryland-based Fiberight, speaks at the Municipal Review Committee board meeting at the Orono town office Wednesday.

Trashanol: Vendor pitches garbage-to-energy technology to board representing 187 Maine towns

ORONO, Maine — While the Department of Environmental Protection considers an application from the Municipal Review Committee to open an integrated solid waste and recycling …

Judge lifts 56-year-old consent decree on lobster fishing group

PORTLAND, Maine — In a ruling that was expected, a federal judge has rescinded a consent decree that had been imposed on the Maine Lobstermen’s …
A police officer looks on near the site of the train wreckage in Lac Megantic, July 9, 2013. The crude oil freight train that derailed and blew up in the small town of Lac-Megantic early on Saturday morning, July 6, 2013, was traveling far too fast when it went off the rails, investigators told reporters.

Maine delegates laud proposed steps to prevent Lac-Megantic-level railway disaster in US

BANGOR, Maine — The U.S. Department of Transportation rolled out a series of proposed new rail safety rules on Wednesday, including phasing out tens of …
Father William Dingwall, a Trappist Monk, monitors the brewing of Trappist Ale at Saint Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts on July 22, 2014.

Monks tap brewing tradition to support aging members

SPENCER, Massachusetts — Tucked off a two-lane highway in a hilly, wooded section of central Massachusetts, a group of Roman Catholic monks has embraced a …
Portland Mayor Michael Brennan

Portland mayor proposes $10.68 citywide minimum wage by 2017

PORTLAND, Maine — With a preliminary plan in mind, Mayor Michael Brennan and members of his Minimum Wage Advisory Committee want residents, business owners and …
BDN BLOGS

MAINELY TAX INFO

Keep Real Estate Out of your Corporation

More articles in Mainely Tax Info →
BDN BLOGS

WIDGETS AND DIGITS

WSJ: Portland Westin projects $1.2 million revenue from bar this year, doubling pre-renovation amount

More articles in Widgets and Digits →
BDN BLOGS

PINE TREECONOMICS

State's economy continues to improve, still plenty of slack in the labor market

More articles in Pine Treeconomics →
BDN BLOGS

MAINE AT WORK

8 Other Groups LePage Could Have Met With That Would Do More For Maine

More articles in Maine at Work →
BDN BLOGS

THE HOLISTIC MARKETER

KahBang and the importance of community

More articles in The Holistic Marketer →
BDN BLOGS

CONCERNING CONSUMERS

ALERT: Phishing for E-ZPass customers; don't be reeled in

More articles in Concerning Consumers →
BDN BLOGS

SENIOR MOMENTS IN THE COMPUTER WORLD

Anyone Can Have a Senior Moment

More articles in Senior Moments in the Computer World →

THINGS TO DO

Submit your event →

Social Media Breakfast Maine: Social Media & Non-Profits

More articles in Things to Do →

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders

  • New Residential Sales
  • New Residential Construction
    • More articles in Economic Indicators →

    Downeast LNG proposes expanded project, submits request to energy regulators

    ROBBINSTON, Maine — Downeast LNG has submitted a pre-filing request …
    Turbines on Heifer Hill that are part of the Bull Hill Wind Project put up by First Wind in Township 16, seen here February 2013.

    After legal challenge, Maine utility regulators again OK $333 million partnership between Emera, First Wind

    The Penobscot River House in Old Town.

    Old Town’s Penobscot River House now under Volunteers of America management

    Vehicles leave the Katahdin Avenue industrial park in Millinocket after an auction of papermaking equipment on Thursday, June 19, 2014.

    Great Northern Paper auctioneer makes partial tax payment but still behind schedule

    Land from failed Damariscotta business and residential development to be auctioned

    DAMARISCOTTA, Maine — The Damariscotta properties where a group of …

    Athens biomass plant to get $30 million investment

    ATHENS, Maine — In a deal that would trigger about …
    Jennifer Geiger, former director and longtime board member of the downtown organization Main Street Bath, is seen in a 2012 file photo from The Forecaster.

    Head of Bath downtown organization steps down to take state tourism job

    Employees work at a production line prior to a seizure conducted by officers from the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration, at the Husi Food factory in Shanghai, July 20, 2014. A watchdog closed Shanghai Husi Food Co Ltd, a local unit of OSI, and seized meat products suspected of being beyond their expiration date, according to a statement on Monday from the Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration.

    KFC, McDonald’s apologize for use of expired meat as new China food scandal brews

    CONSUMER FORUM

    There’s no such thing as a ‘free government grant’

    C&L Aerospace CEO Chris Kilgour address the crowd during a press conference Thursday at the company'’s new $5 million headquarters expansion near the Bangor International Airport terminal.

    C&L Aerospace unveils new $5 million Bangor headquarters expansion

    C&L Aerospace employee Brian Hart works to install a leading edge of a plane Thursday. The company is expanding and plans to add 50 or more jobs this year.

    Maine’s jobless rate dips to 5.5 percent, mirrors national and regional trends

    Blueberry farmer, former art student and tuna fisherman Jesse Field thinks he has come up with a better social media website than Facebook for businesses and users with privacy concerns. It's called No. 1 Fan.

    Maine blueberry farmer, fisherman develops social media alternative to Facebook

    Elisa Boxer-Cook, a former television journalist who has become an activist against household toxins and radiation, is seen in this October 2013 Bangor Daily News file photo.

    Scarborough officials caught between calls for better cell coverage and resistance to new towers

    Maine environmental board OKs higher mercury emissions limit for Dragon Cement

    PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Board of Environmental protection will …
    Michael Young, general manager of WABI-TV in Bangor, is shown in a 2006 photo.

    WABI blacked out for DISH subscribers after contract negotiations fizzle

    VIDEO
    Participants of the Technology Camp for Girls at John Bapst High School look at a robot they are going to program during the five-day camp in Bangor. Pictured from left are: Karen Noble, Bethany Waanders, Kenzey Tracy, Juliet Watkins and Meg Lander.

    Young Bangor women embark on careers in technology, hope others will follow suit

    The Verso mill in Bucksport.

    Verso Paper shareholders to vote on NewPage acquisition

    VIDEO
    About 150 people, representing blueberry growers, processors, vendors and suppliers, gather at Blueberry Hill Farm, the wild blueberry research and Cooperative Extension facility, for the annual summer field day and meeting.

    Fruitful wild blueberry season predicted as industry shifts marketing efforts

    WIDGETS AND DIGITS (blog)

    Maine absent in ‘business climate’ survey, which issued the state an ‘F’ in 2013. But how much do we care?

    Former Maine GOP gubernatorial candidate Matt Jacobson has been named the new executive director of the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative.

    Maine lobster marketing group picks Matt Jacobson as first chief

    CONCERNING CONSUMERS (blog)

    Cactus juice company to refund millions after prickly health claims

    David and Julie Barker manage to smile despite the fire that reduced their landmark Machias business, Helen's Restaurant, to smoldering rubble in the background. They plan to rebuild.

    Investigators unable to pinpoint cause of Machias restaurant fire; more than $24,000 raised for displaced workers

    Atlantic City’s Trump Plaza Hotel to close in September

    The Trump Plaza Hotel is expected to close in September, …

    Airbus wants to patent the most uncomfortable plane seats ever

    ADVERTISEMENT | Grow your business

    On The Job

    Submit your Hirings & Promotions

    Latest Maine Jobs

    Post a Job

    Find the best talent with a wider and more targeted reach than national job boards
    ADVERTISEMENT | Grow your business
    1. Stephen Colbert takes LePage’s side (for laughs): ‘Maine is just one Octomom away from bankruptcy’Stephen Colbert takes LePage’s side (for laughs): ‘Maine is just one Octomom away from bankruptcy’
    2. Great white shark spotted in Passamaquoddy BayGreat white shark spotted in Passamaquoddy Bay
    3. Bill aimed at state’s worst OUI offenders goes into effect Aug. 1
    4. Caribou residents intrigued by secession effortCaribou residents intrigued by secession effort
    5. Bangor man accused of stealing car, fleeing into woods after ditching it on I-95Bangor man accused of stealing car, fleeing into woods after ditching it on I-95