CMP proposes to spend $29 million over the next two years to harden its distribution system. Regulators will have to weigh the costs against public demand for always-on electricity in the digital age.
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Maine credit union for food producers receives federal charter
Unity-based Maine Harvest Federal Credit Union will offer business loans to small farms, farmers and other food producers.
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Heard about the Waterville tech startup that got a $10,000 grant? Eariously
You heard right: Eariously is a tech company started up by a recent Colby grad that turns digital text into audio.
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Maine home sales flat, prices up slightly in July
The median sale price of existing single-family homes in Maine increased by about 2 percent compared with a year earlier.
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Director of Bicycle Coalition of Maine is stepping down
John Williams says he needs to pay more attention to his recovery from cardiac surgery this spring.
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Red tide monitoring leads to longer-than-usual closures for some harvesters
Some question whether the state is equipped to effectively test for toxins that can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning in clams, mussels and oysters
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New alpaca gift shop in Whitefield among central Maine business briefs for Aug. 18
Kim Hawkes joins Fontaine Team as new agent; GHM announces one executive earns rigorous certification, another agent earns insurance firm’s top honor.
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Environmentalists weigh in on right whale rules for lobster industry
Lobstermen packed meetings in midcoast and eastern Maine, but environmentalists took their turn defending the endangered species in South Portland on Thursday night.
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Wex makes Fortune’s list of fastest-growing public companies
The Portland-based payment-processing technology firm ranked No. 72 on the top 100 list.
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Maine will use $3 million from VW settlement to fund fuel-efficient vehicles
Schools, local government and businesses can replace old diesel engines, using money from a settlement over charges that the car company tried to cheat on emissions tests.