As carbon credits gain traction, efforts are underway to help small-scale forest landowners participate.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine researchers adjust grant proposals, priorities to align with federal guidelines
“The minute the election happened, we started trying to change how we spoke about our work,” said Deborah Bronk, president and CEO of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Business, Maine
Shuttered Paris auto dealership for sale
Oxford County Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM abruptly closed last spring when it was seized by creditors.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Business, Maine, News
Oxford takes last look at 1800s woolen mill before redevelopment project begins
A nonprofit real estate developer bought the Robinson Manufacturing property on Thompson Lake for affordable senior housing.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World, News
Rising inflation strains Americans and affects rent, minimum wage in Maine
Inflation rose last month as the price of gas, groceries, and airfares jumped, while a measure of layoffs also increased, putting the Federal Reserve in a tough spot as it prepares to cut rates at its meeting next week despite persistent price pressures.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Common Ground Fair looks to set another record after years of growth
Attendance at the longstanding Unity event had been dropping in the years leading up to the pandemic. But turnout reached an all-time high in 2024, and organizers are hopeful the trajectory will continue.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Bette Davis’ former home in Cape Elizabeth sells for $13.4M
The purchase of the nearly 8-acre property — which features a 7,600-square-foot home, a guest house and almost a quarter-mile of ocean frontage — is Maine’s priciest home sale in at least a decade, according to a broker.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Lewiston-Auburn-Portland commuter bus sees record ridership this summer
The LAP is in the second year of a two-year pilot project.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Outdoors, The Franklin Journal
Driver in fatal Flagstaff Lake pontoon accident had just sold Eustis market to victim’s relative
Wonderland Holdings LLC, whose president is Nasir Hakeem, purchased Pines Market in February from John Morris of Eustis.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
37 housing units approved for Farmington behind Mt. Blue Plaza
‘Housing in Farmington, as you know, is a premium,’ board member Jeffrey Wright said.