The planned openings include 3 Maine locations: Bar Harbor, Boothbay Harbor and Ogunquit.
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Liberty development partner pleads not guilty in federal fraud case
Paul Hess worked with Michael Liberty to raise investment money for Liberty’s software company. Instead, prosecutors allege, they defrauded investors of millions.
Coalition to study Greater Portland transit, with eye to the future
Train, bus and ferry agencies of southern Maine want to develop a plan that will serve the area for the next 30 years.
Portland’s Certify merges with California firm
The company develops software for corporate expense management, and expects the deal to increase its worldwide customer base to more than 11,000.
Mills names her director of energy policy
Maine native Dan Burgess will return to his home state to direct energy policy with a focus on renewables and climate change.
Greenlight Maine announces finalists
The show’s finale will be a pitch-off among three startups.
State backs out of second cannabis contract
A deal with a Florida company to provide seed-to-sale tracking has been set aside and will be rebid.
Last year’s lobster landings were up over 2017, but below 2016 peak
Maine’s annual haul of lobster last year was the sixth-biggest in its history, valued at $485 million.
Jackson Lab, Sanofi to partner on cancer therapy
The research agreement for up to $4.2 million is aimed at identifying new targets to treat triple-negative breast cancer and ovarian carcinoma.
Less than 4 years after its own merger, Brunswick health care group considers joining MaineHealth
Mid Coast-Parkview Health, which employs 2,000 people, is facing financial pressure on many fronts.