The 285-acre commerce and technology center’s 24 member communities are looking to boost tax revenues and sell more lots.
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L.L. Bean scraps major housing development in Freeport
Faced with local opposition, the outdoor-gear retailer withdraws its support for a developer’s plan to build hundreds of homes off Desert and Old County roads.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Pandemic strands thousands of Mainers in long-term unemployment
There’s a wide variety of jobs available in Maine, but concerns about COVID-19, child care challenges and other issues are keeping them out of reach for many.
Posted inBusiness, News
Central Maine business briefs: Ware-Butler Inc., Giguere family join Pleasant River Lumber family
People & Places: Melissa Guimond joins Fontaine Family Team.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Bath Iron Works, union getting back on same page after strike
President Dirk Lesko expects federally mediated discussions to yield positive results by year’s end.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Crooked Face Creamery and Maine Grains named finalists in Good Food Awards
A total of nine Maine businesses were named finalists in the nationwide contest.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Russian, North Korean hackers target vaccine work, Microsoft says
Most of the targets – located in Canada, France, India, South Korea and the United States – were ‘directly involved in researching vaccines and treatments for COVID-19.’
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
For small-business owners with COVID, virus is just one struggle
They can be too ill to shepherd their companies through the crises the pandemic created, a painful situation for people used to being their enterprises’ driving forces.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Trump to rush auction of oil drilling leases in Arctic before Biden takes over
It’s unclear how many oil companies would have the appetite to mount costly operations in the remote Arctic wilderness amid low crude prices, steep public opposition and regulatory uncertainty.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Bangor, Damariscotta banks set to merge this month
Federal regulators have approved the merger of a pair of Maine-based banks that will give them more than 60 branch locations in Maine and New Hampshire.