Mainers have until March 18 to enter the My Maine Sign! contest and pitch their playful message to display on digital roadside message boards.
Peter McGuire
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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Maine orders Cianbro to open new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge by March 23
With the project six months behind schedule, the Maine Department of Transportation is trying to get traffic onto the $164.8 million span connecting Kittery and Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Three honored by ecomaine for environmental commitment
Allagash Brewing Co., Ruth’s Reusable Resources and David Pope from Massabesic Middle School win top awards.
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Verso posts $30 million loss for 2017 as it invests in Jay mill
The paper company projects stronger sales and more production of specialty paper in 2018.
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Contract negotiations continue at Hannaford’s South Portland warehouse
Union and management negotiators met Tuesday but have not scheduled a new meeting time.
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Maine restaurants, hotels set record last year with $3.8 billion in revenue
Lodging sales topped $1 billion for the first time, aided by rising room prices and steady tourism growth, as the state continued to be a ‘hot destination.’
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LePage to decide which towns could get business incentives
Part of the new U.S. tax law gives breaks to businesses that invest in poor areas dubbed ‘opportunity zones.’
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LePage wants to align Maine with IRS, cut state income taxes by $111 million
The governor also offers a way to offset the reduction in revenue, but one critic says too much of the tax cut would benefit corporations and the wealthy.
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Union, management pause talks in Hannaford contract dispute
The two sides plan to resume talks next week; workers say issues involve cuts to starting wages and soaring health insurance costs.
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Explore Dalmatia, and try a less familiar Mediterranean cuisine
Ino Kuvačić’s ‘Dalmatia: Recipes from Croatia’s Mediterranean Coast’ introduces you to a seafood-and vegetable-heavy cuisine you probably don’t know.