Community members gathered Tuesday night at the Franco Center in Lewiston to hear about a proposed $150 million acquisition.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine takes first step toward more accurately tracking efforts to resolve housing crisis
A bill to require Maine cities and towns to report annual home construction data is headed for the House — but without bipartisan support or a mandate that all municipalities participate.
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Posted inBethel, Business, The Bethel Citizen
West Bethel woman finds success in bottles and cans
Jenny Vien opened Miss Jenny’s B & C Redemption Center last August after working as a retail manager for several years.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Farmers, seasonal businesses worry as immigration crackdown ramps up
‘There are a lot less local people that want to do (this work), so we have to have this program,’ said the owner of an apple orchard. ‘Without it, we’ll just be out of the industry. We go away.’
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, The Buzz
O’Reilly Auto Parts moving to Lewiston Mall
O’Reilly’s Auto Parts currently at 520 Lisbon St. will move to the new location when the space renovation is complete.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, The Buzz
Construction on new Popeyes underway in Lewiston
The restaurant will be the first Popeyes in the Lewiston and Auburn market, joining three other locations in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Mt. Auburn Apartments accepting applications for leases
The first building at 138 Mt. Auburn Road is looking for tenants for one and two-bedroom units.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
USDA cancels $35M climate grant to Freeport demonstration farm
The termination letter said Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment failed to pay at least 65% of its climate-smart agriculture grant directly to farmers.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Nonprofit owner of Maine newspapers hires new CEO
Tom Wiley, the president and publisher of The Buffalo News, will take over leadership of the National Trust for Local News.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Dixfield residents speak out against migrant worker housing
‘We have about 10 or 15, maybe 20 positions, that we have trouble filling,’ Irving Plant Manager Randy Chicoine said. ‘But the fact of the matter is, people do not want to do that type of work.’