The head of a regional organization that handles the waste processing needs for 115 communities is resigning before the group is due to start sending its waste to a new, state-of-the-art processing facility in Hampden. Read More
Those worried about the economy may have good reason. The Tooth Fairy has been stingy for the second consecutive year. Read More
American Iron and Metal, a scrap metal recycler that owns the former Verso Paper mill site, seeks a reduction of the value of the site’s gas-powered electrical generator from about $60 million to $42 million. Read More
The Maine Public Utilities Commission on Thursday set a schedule for comments on a filing earlier in the day by parties supporting a proposed $1 billion hydropower transmission line through western Maine. Read More
Eleven customers of Colby & Gale Inc. received a Valentine’s Day gift when the company’s drivers showed up Feb. 14 to fill their oil tanks free of charge. Read More
Although Trump has sought to rebuild America's steel industry by curbing imports, tariffs are fraught with economic risk — a message that came through loud and clear in many of the waiver applications. Read More
Amazon will not be building a new headquarters in New York, a stunning reversal after a yearlong search. Read More
Business Events
PORTLAND — MEREDA will hold its Morning Menu breakfast, “Transforming the Retail Experience,” 7:30-9:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 12, at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring Street. Registration: MEREDA Member: $45 each | Non – Member: $55 each. Register after March 5: Member: $55 each | Non-Member… Read More
BANGOR — Husson University’s School of Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management will hold a career fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business, Husson University, 64 Kagan Drive. The event is open to all Husson… Read More
BIDDEFORD — Pepperell Mill Campus will soon make 51 more apartments available for rent, bringing its total to 151. That’s on top of the 121 businesses that operate in the mixed-use campus and employ more than 500 people. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
HAMPDEN — Maine Savings Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in the state as measured by total assets, expanded its footprint with a new branch located at 883 Forest Ave. in Portland, bringing the number of Maine Savings branches to 11. The Portland branch opened its… Read More
The shelter’s downfall didn’t come just from bad publicity surrounding a few condemned dogs and the feline distemper case that killed cats. Read More
People living in Cumberland County saw their average weekly wage rise by 3.6 percent from June 2017 to June 2018. Read More
Le Garage, the restaurant on the Wiscasset waterfront, has a new owner for the first time since 1977. Read More
The state agreed on a three-year, $150,000 contract Tuesday with a Florida-based technology company that will track and trace medical and adult use marijuana products once regulations are approved for them. Read More
A Bucksport ice cream shop owner plans to start turning a pre-Civil War seminary into an apartment building this spring after the town sold it to him for $1. Read More
Maine's shrimp fishery was traditionally a winter industry, but it has been closed for six straight seasons. Some wonder if it will ever make a comeback. Read More
Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative executive director Matt Jacobson will resign from his position on Feb. 25. Read More
If you’re injured on the job and can’t work, you may be wondering what options you have to recoup your lost wages and cover your medical bills. You may think you have the right to sue your employer, but in most cases, you’ll need to file… Read More
Payless ShoeSource Inc., a discount shoe retailer, is expected to liquidate its more than 2,100 stores in the United States, including four in Maine, as early as next week. Read More
Consumers will need to watch their credit card bills even more closely starting in April, when Visa, Mastercard and others will increase fees. Read More
Bangor Savings Bank has purchased a 28,780-square-foot office building next to its new corporate headquarters on the Bangor waterfront as a way to accommodate future growth. Read More
The two companies, Soleras Advanced Coatings of Biddeford and Eldur Corp. of Bangor, have joined companies across the nation that have filed nearly 50,000 applications for exemptions from the tariffs. Read More
Have you ever wondered what IP targeting is and how it works? Learn how IP targeting can help your business in the Pulse Marketing Insights blog. Read More
This summer United Airlines will start offering seasonal weekend flights from Portland to Denver. Read More
Despite the fits and starts with Maine’s emerging marijuana industry, businesses are cautiously preparing for a run at the adult-use market. Read More
Permitting for the proposed land-based salmon farm in Belfast will now be under the jurisdiction of the state Board of Environmental Protection as Nordic Aquafarms Inc. moves forward with its application process. Read More
New England Motor Freight, a trucking company that handles small shipment loads, including through a terminal in Scarborough, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday for itself and 10 affiliates. Read More
Federal fishery managers are holding a series of hearings to gather feedback about potential changes to the rules governing the U.S.'s lucrative Atlantic ocean scallop fishery. Read More
The biggest challenge facing Jackson Lab, which is the world’s largest breeder of mice for medical research and one of eastern Maine’s largest employers, is the same challenge it has faced for decades: affordable housing for its workforce. Read More
Around 320 people are due to start working in the new building Tuesday. Read More
