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Representatives of Cate Street Capital, which is hoping to fund a pellet mill in Millinocket, listen during a meeting of the Finance Authority of Maine board of directors meeting on April 17.

Investor working to complete financing for Millinocket pellet mill despite FAME shortfall

MILLINOCKET, Maine — The New Hampshire investment firm that could create a new market for the state’s forest products industries intends to proceed with its …
Blaze in West Market Square is one of the businesses that will be affected by the upcoming construction project in downtown Bangor.
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City working to help downtown businesses worried about taking a hit from construction

BANGOR, Maine — Construction crews are setting up shop downtown for the summer, causing business owners in the area to worry their customers will head …
Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC Pres. and CEO Keith Van Scotter

$7.8 million energy-efficiency plan will mean more layoffs at Lincoln paper mill

LINCOLN, Maine — Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC’s plan to improve its energy efficiency by spending $7.8 million to retrofit its tissue production line will …

New Camden manufacturing firm working to keep jobs in Maine

CAMDEN, Maine — A New Mexico-based businessman said Wednesday morning that he’s working hard to keep the jobs of 29 people he hired in January …
A color-coded map of Falmouth shows where Summit Natural Gas plans to install gas distribution lines over the next four years.

Towns just north of Portland prep for $42 million natural gas ‘backbone’ project

FALMOUTH, Maine — The first phase of a $42 million natural gas distribution project is imminent, but it’s still unknown when residents will be able …
U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus before the start of the christening ceremony April 12 at Bath Iron Works for the Zumwalt DDG 1000 destroyer.

Bath Iron Works secures $57 million in new funding for work on Navy ships

BATH, Maine — The Department of Defense on Tuesday announced $57 million in new funding for continuing work on contracts with Bath Iron Works. The …
Falmouth Town Councilor Claudia King, right, looks at designs for the Route One Infrastructure Plan in this photo from a public meeting at Falmouth Memorial Library in October 2013. The $12.3 million project is set to begin early next month.

Falmouth business district facelift to begin in early May — at a cost of $12.3 million

FALMOUTH, Maine — A long-planned, $12.3 million construction project that will change the face of the U.S. Route 1 business district will begin the week …
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    Elvers squirm in a bucket outside the Delaware Valley Fish Company in Portland on Monday as they are delivered by truck from Waldoboro. The company buys the immature eels from fisherman and packs them for transport overseas.

    Maine elver dealer: Season starts late with lower prices, ‘saner’ system

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    The former 99 restaurant at the Bangor Mall will undergo complete remodeling and reopen as Las Palapas, serving Mexican cuisine.

    Mexican restaurant Las Palapas in the works near Bangor Mall

    Hampden council OKs business park development deal

    HAMPDEN, Maine — Town councilors voted unanimously Tuesday night to …
    Gov. Paul LePage

    Anticipating sale of company, union representing FairPoint workers blasts LePage veto of new standards for telecom mergers

    Paul Rudman in 2005.

    LePage nominates PUC alternates to overcome stalemate in Poland Spring case

    A crushed Styrofoam coffee cup lays on the ground in New York, Feb. 15, 2013.

    Ban on Styrofoam food containers in Portland headed to council vote; grocery bag fee on hold

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    Red Sox insurer Cross Insurance lands affiliate Portland Sea Dogs

    The Bangor-based Cross Insurance will provide insurance for the Portland Sea …

    State fisheries officials plan to meet with public on aquaculture programs

    PENOBSCOT, Maine — The Department of Marine Resources has scheduled …
    Connie Koengeter, owner of Cork & Barrel in Falmouth, is closing the Route 1 store after 22 years in business.

    Despite vintage sales year, lack of qualified workers leads owner of Falmouth wine shop to close after 22 years

    General Motors CEO Mary Barra appears onstage during a launch event for new Chevrolet cars before the New York Auto Show in New York April 15, 2014.

    GM seeks court protection against ignition lawsuits

    Borhan Muthana, 16, takes the Allstate Safe Driving Challenge in Detroit, Michigan, on August 27, 2012, at Comerica Park.

    Apps for parents curb distracted teen drivers

    A decomposed fish lies in the water as workers pick up oil balls from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Waveland, Mississippi in this July 7, 2010 file photo.

    Compensation battle rages four years after BP oil spill

    Smartphone kill switches are coming

    Smartphones need kill switches. It’s a relatively easy solution to …
    Students walk across campus at the University of Maine in Orono recently.

    Biggest student loan profits come from grad students — and that’s OK

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    Eric Wilkinson (from left), external affairs representative for ISO-New England; Steve Hinchman, general counsel and senior vice president with GridSolar; Dan Kelley, vice president of Woodard and Curran'’s energy and power engineering group; and John Carroll, spokesman for CMP parent company Iberdrola USA discuss the future of electricity delivery in Maine during an E2Tech program Thursday at the Wishcamper Center at the University of Southern Maine.

    CMP and solar energy advocates clash over what’s the smartest grid for Maine

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    Dockworkers haul a bowline around a bollard as the Nova Star arrives in Portland for the first time on Thursday. The ferry will make daily runs between the city and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, starting in May.

    Portland celebrates arrival of Nova Star, restoration of ferry service to Nova Scotia

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    Who’s excited for the agricultural census?

    I know I am. We know from the latest agriculture census — …

    Maine adds 8,000 payroll jobs since March 2013, unemployment rate dips below 6 percent

    AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s employment picture improved in March, with …

    Four Washington County communities and New Brunswick city explore regional economic development

    CALAIS, Maine — A budding regional economic development effort received …

    States crack down on for-profit colleges, student loan industry

    WASHINGTON — When Murray Hastie returned to New York in …
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    1. Couple who video-recorded moose encounter in Jackman may face chargesCouple who video-recorded moose encounter in Jackman may face charges
    2. Mexican restaurant Las Palapas in the works near Bangor MallMexican restaurant Las Palapas in the works near Bangor Mall
    3. Anticipating sale of company, union representing FairPoint workers blasts LePage veto of new standards for telecom mergersAnticipating sale of company, union representing FairPoint workers blasts LePage veto of new standards for telecom mergers
    4. Crash knocks out power in Hancock County — ‘It’s like God picked up the Jeep and launched it at the telephone pole’Crash knocks out power in Hancock County — ‘It’s like God picked up the Jeep and launched it at the telephone pole’
    5. National magazine: Maine’s high schools rank among best in the USNational magazine: Maine’s high schools rank among best in the US