MaineHousing has in the last month announced more than $30 million in funding to boost construction of single-family homes and apartments.
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UMaine lab lays off 9 employees, blames federal funding uncertainty
The Trump administration recently halted more than $15 million in funding for the university’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine sees steep drop in Canadian visitors crossing border
From February through April, 166,000 fewer Canadians traveled by land to Maine. That’s 26% less than the same period last year.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Orange baby lobsters, the rarest of their kind, find a new home in Maine’s ocean
The odds of finding an orange lobster are 1 in 30 million. The University of New England just released 15 orange babies, no wider than a thumb and no longer than a pinky, into the wild to defy those odds.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Washington County wreath-making company fined nearly $16,000 for worker housing violations
Over the past 4 years, Worcester Resources has racked up more than $50,000 in federal fines for workplace safety and record-keeping infractions.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Dixfield meeting Thursday on migrant worker housing at Irving mill
The town failed to give proper prior notice for the previous public hearing held on the mill housing project.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Trump cuts $35 million in Maine funding after calling digital access initiatives ‘racist’
The cuts come after the president vowed to end the Digital Equity Act, a Biden-era law aimed at ensuring underserved communities have access to the internet and digital technology.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine business owners brace for summer hiring season amid uncertainty
President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about Canada and high tariffs have many proceeding cautiously.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Livermore Falls foreclosed properties to be listed with real estate agent
Attempts to sell some properties by sealed bids were not successful.
Posted inNoteworthy
Norway Savings commits to Lights Out Gallery in Norway
NORWAY — Norway Savings Bank has entered into a new $30,000 multiyear commitment with Lights Out Gallery. The gallery is a nonprofit arts hub occupying a 15,000-square-foot building at 10 Tannery St. What was once a snowshoe factory in the early 1900s is now home to a gallery, dance studio, artists’ studios, and additional spaces […]