Penobscot McCrum is planning to build a new potato processing plant at the site of a long-closed potato factory on Parsons Road in Washburn. Read More
The 15 people from The Highlands Retirement Community turned out not to be novices, but seasoned beer tasters on the craft brewery trail in Maine. Read More
The report, “Measures of Growth,” found that Maine’s GDP grew by 1.9 percent from 2016 to 2017 from $54.6 billion to $55.6 billion. Read More
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, claimed a breach of contract and actual and/or threatened misappropriation of trade secrets. Read More
Medical software company athenahealth Inc., with about 900 employees at its Belfast campus, announced Tuesday morning it would undergo another round of layoffs. Read More
Facebook said it struggled to identify the video of the New Zealand mosque shootings because of the use of a head-mounted camera by the gunman, which made it harder for its systems to automatically detect the nature of the video. Read More
Twitter unveiled a new reporting tool designed to prevent deliberate attempts to misinform voters on Wednesday. Read More
Business Events
PORTLAND — Social Media Breakfast Maine will have an “Ask Us Anything” session 7:30-10 a.m. Friday, April 26, at 103 Fox Street. Join Sean Wilkinson, from Might & Main, and Amanda O’Brien while we field questions about Google Analytics, Instagram, building a Maine business nationally, finding customers, working with… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Cromwell Center will be hosting its annual Dinner and Auction 5 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at the Marriott Sable Oaks, 200 Sable Oaks Drive. The proceeds from the annual dinner and auction will go directly toward funding The Cromwell Center’s school-based program that teaches… Read More
PORTLAND — Curtis Thaxter LLC announced that Kristin Racine has recently joined its Litigation and Administrative Law practice group. Kristin has experience in complex commercial disputes, antitrust law matters and real property disputes. Prior to joining the firm, Kristin practiced as an associate attorney in New York City and… Read More
PORTLAND — Curtis Thaxter LLC announced that Jason Theobald has joined the firm. Jason practices in a variety of areas of law, including commercial law, land use and zoning, IP, employment and administrative law. Jason began his career as a law clerk and was an Assistant Attorney General… Read More
A Falmouth woman is proposing a 200-acre seaweed farm that believes she can win support from the seafaring community. Read More
In what is becoming an annual problem, visa complications are forcing some Maine businesses to consider curtailing services as the tourist season gets underway in Maine. Read More
For Jesse and Kacey Lupo, opening Mossy Ledge Spirits in Etna, their distillery and tasting room, has been a long labor of love. Read More
Maine jobs related to international exports and imports totaled 171,300, with 31 percent of them linked to trade with neighboring Canada and Mexico, a new study released Thursday found. Read More
Eighteen months after its former owners defaulted on an $80 million loan, the Bangor Mall was sold for $12.6 million, one of the three new owners said. Read More
The number of unemployed people in Maine in March remained below 4 percent for the 39th consecutive month, the longest period on record. Read More
Central Maine Power Co. and its largest union said Friday that they have agreed to extend their staffing agreement and increase the number of workers by 60. Read More
After being served with an eviction notice last month, a Bar Harbor cafe co-owned by a local town councilor has had its lease extended to the end of the year. Read More
The wind farm in Clifton is on track to triple its energy capacity in the upcoming years by constructing five bigger wind turbines to join the existing five. Read More
The system will provide electricity to the remote Alaskan village of Igiugig to halve its diesel fuel use. Read More
The number of people coming to live in the state offset Maine’s relatively high mortality rate. Read More
The proposed developments are part of a housing boomlet in Ellsworth. Read More
While Barry Norman said he’ll leave Maine with good memories, he’s also hopeful his longtime manager will be able to purchase the theater and keep it running largely the way it has been for four decades. Read More
A bill that could delay state permitting of the controversial $1 billion Central Maine Power corridor through western Maine won approval from a legislative committee on Wednesday. Read More
Of the 300, 35 to 40 people will be hired at the company’s Ellsworth mouse-breeding facility in 2019. Read More
The two-story development will include a lobby with a common area, a community kitchen, community room and laundry rooms. Read More
A group of Bangor surgeons has opened a new outpatient surgery center near the Bangor Mall that allows them to more easily do advanced types of surgery, in particular same-day knee, hip and shoulder replacements. Read More
That new business is called the Daybreak Growers Alliance, and it is up and running already. Read More
Consideration of a bill that would establish a task force to study aquaculture sustainability evolved into a familiar squabble between those financially invested in the industry and fishing professionals who feel their livelihood is under siege. Read More
The company that owns Sears is trying to buy back all of the Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, which were separated into a different company in 2012. Read More
