Maine is holding lotteries for licenses to participate in one of the most lucrative fisheries in the state. Read More
A nor’easter storm with heavy winds forced The Oceania Riviera cruise ship to drop anchor at Searsport Harbor early Thursday morning because conditions were too rough at sea. Read More
The location is one of 1,932 Rite Aid stores acquired by Walgreens last year. Read More
A Montana company has not followed through on its plans to build a $22 million factory in Maine that would produce a composite wood building material and create 100 jobs. Read More
A Canadian aquaculture firm that raises Atlantic salmon in pens along the Maine coast will pay more than $150,000 to fund a wild salmon restoration effort following multiple violations at fish pen sites it operates. Read More
The drug industry is facing more than 2,600 lawsuits brought by state and local governments seeking to hold it accountable for the crisis that has been linked to more than 400,000 deaths in the U.S. over the past two decades. Read More
Two researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a third from Harvard University won the 2019 Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for groundbreaking research into what works and what doesn't in the fight to reduce global poverty. Read More
Business Events
WATERVILLE — Maine Technology Users Group will hold its “Peers & Beers” 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, at Waterville Brewing Company, Hathaway Creative Center, 10 Water St., Suite 111. To register, visit mtug.org. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Union River Center for Innovation will hold “Avoiding Legal Pitfalls” talk 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at Ellsworth City Hall Auditorium, 1 City Hall Plaza. Many entrepreneurs have an idea for a product or service, but do not know how to appropriately protect themselves from legal… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine State Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the bicentennial of Maine’s statehood at its annual meeting and dinner Wednesday, Oct. 30 with special guest Patrick Dempsey. Maine’s seven living governors will be honored and share their perspectives and historical context on what makes… Read More
BAR HARBOR– Rebecca Gagné has joined Bar Harbor Bank & Trust as assistant vice president, treasury support manager. In this role, Gagne leads the bank’s Treasury Support team in meeting the day-to-day needs of cash management customers. This team provides technical support and training for electronic banking services… Read More
Nearly a month after a local contractor seemingly vanished overnight, a multi-agency investigation is trying to understand the scope of what is shaping up to be the largest case of alleged contractor fraud in midcoast Maine. Read More
About three years after its expansion into New Hampshire and Vermont, a Bar Harbor-based bank has decided to close five branches in those states. Read More
Bangor Savings Bank and University of Maine athletics have announced a new, five-year sponsorship agreement. Read More
About 6 percent of workers tested in Maine had positive results last year. That ranks only below Oregon. Read More
“It’s a big thing with people taking advantage of folks who don’t really know how to buy firewood. There are people who don’t know what a true cord is and will just throw it behind their shed without measuring it.” Read More
The company said the investment will ensure the Rumford mill can continue to “operate efficiently for decades to come.” Read More
Olympia Sports, a Westbrook-based sporting goods chain that opened its first store in The Maine Mall in 1975, was sold to JackRabbit, a seller of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories, the companies said today. Read More
Hannaford has recalled all white American cheese featuring the store’s brand that was sold from its delis over the past month, warning that it may contain metal fragments. Read More
Olympia Sports, a Westbrook-based chain, may close some of its more than 150 stores, a spokesperson for the company said Tuesday. Read More
Local restaurateur Thomas Shanos announced last week that Whiskey River Smokehouse, his new barbecue restaurant, will open in late 2019 or early 2020, in a location adjacent to Brewer’s Riverwalk. Read More
State animal welfare investigators are looking into the alleged cruel treatment of Atlantic salmon at a Bingham fish hatchery run by a Canadian company that raises the fish for food. Read More
Voters approved legal adult-use marijuana at the polls in November 2016, and the road to legal sales has been long and bumpy. Read More
The Trump administration’s decision to put new import taxes on EU goods worth $7.5 billion opened a new chapter in the global trade wars that are heightening fears of a global recession. Read More
Victor News, a convenience store on Park Street, opened in 1905 and has stayed in family hands for four generations. Read More
Central Aroostook area employers questioned Maine Department of Labor officials Wednesday on how the state’s new employee earned paid leave statute would affect the migrant and other temporary workers they depend on to harvest crops. Read More
“The lawsuit alone is very wearing on the soul. It’s very heavy." Read More
Grand Rounds said it plans to greatly expand its office space in Lewiston and boost its employee count for the second time since it located in Maine three years ago. Read More
Executive Editor Ed Pierce announced Tuesday that Biddeford’s Journal Tribune will cease publication after its Oct. 12 run. Read More
The head of the Canadian company that plans to buy Emera Maine said Monday that the company won’t have to borrow the full purchase price of $959 million to complete the deal. Read More
A contractor has examined part of the former Verso Paper mill site in Bucksport to ensure that a proposed $180 million Atlantic salmon farm does not disturb archaeological remains that might be there. Read More
