Peter McGuire is a business reporter covering Maine trade, transportation and tourism. A proud native of the western Maine mountains, there is a good chance he’d rather be playing outside. Peter has covered local news for Maine newspapers in Oxford County, Brunswick, Waterville and Portland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Boston University. He lives in Biddeford with his wife Stephanie and brown rescue dog named Emmy Lou.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2018
Maine retains its distinction as nation’s oldest state, new Census data show
Half of the population is 44.6 years or older, and the estimated number of people age 65 or over has grown by more than 55,000 in the past seven years.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2018
Maine household income grew 4% last year, but still fell short of national level
New census figures show that the state’s median income did grow faster than the national rate in 2017, to more than $56,000.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2018
Nine Maine businesses get over $431,000 to invest in energy efficiency
The federal grants to rural companies will help pay for solar panel installations and assist T&D Wood Energy, which is building a wood-pellet mill in Sanford.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2018
Brunswick airport gets $6 million for new hangar, airport improvements
The new hangar is part of a $40 million plan to redevelop the former Navy base.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2018
Downeaster service between Maine and Boston to be disrupted for weeks
Track improvements between Brunswick and Dover, N.H., will mean that passengers may have to be bused for part of their trip.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2018
Turnpike authority approves $140 million plan to widen 5 miles of highway and replace 3 bridges
The project, a scaled-back version of an earlier proposal, will add a travel lane in each direction of the four-lane highway around Portland.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2018
Major construction planned for I-95 in southern Maine likely to cause headaches for years
Resurfacing the Piscataqua River Bridge and building a new toll plaza in York are planned for the next three years even as a record number of drivers are expected to be using the highway.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2018
Portland tidal energy startup entering rough investment waters
Buoyed by a recent $6 million infusion, Ocean Renewable Power Co. hopes to raise $12 million this year and $18 million later, but venture funds have been favoring wind and solar projects.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2018
Airbnb bookings in Maine leaped 45% this summer
The home-sharing service says about 5,000 hosts – 1,000 more than last season – took in $40 million, a growth rate that has communities reviewing their regulatory approaches to short-term rentals.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2018
Lobster company plans ‘trap-to-table’ seafood complex on Portland waterfront
Shucks Maine Lobster is asking a city agency for a 30-year lease on a vacant lot on the Portland Fish Pier.
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