OXFORD — Building Solutions LLC will conduct a Contractors Work Fair for all certified and qualified trade professionals to construct a Best Western Plus Inn & Suites Rumford Falls hotel in Rumford. The fair will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Vocational Region 9 Adult Education Facility, 377 River […]
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Oxford developer sued by bank
AUBURN — An Oxford developer who is poised to break ground on a hotel and conference center near the Oxford Casino is embroiled in a legal dispute with an Auburn bank that loaned his company millions of dollars. One of Joseph Casalinova’s companies, Building Solutions, of Oxford, secured a $3.5 million commercial line of credit […]
Developer eyes widening scope beyond old Auburn police station
AUBURN — A plan for renovations to the city’s old police station at 1 Minot Ave. should consider the future of the entire Minot Avenue-Court Street corridor, according to developer Joe Casalinova. “There’s a grander vision here, and it’s not about what I want,” he said. “It’s about what the community wants for that area. […]
Auburn extends deadline for potential police building developer
AUBURN — Councilors on Monday gave a developer interested in taking over the old Auburn police station at 1 Minot Ave. another 30 days to get his business plan together. Auburn Economic Development Assistant Keith McBride said Building Solutions Inc. of Oxford needed more time to settle some questions about how they would use the […]
Kittyhawk hotel sign of big things for southern Auburn
AUBURN — An 85-room hotel in the southern part of the city that could break ground this summer could just be the first step toward bigger things. Developer Joe Casalinova, president of Oxford-based Building Solutions, said the Best Western Plus planned for Auburn’s Kittyhawk Business Park is part of larger negotiations that have been going […]
Developer eyes old Auburn PD building
AUBURN — Developer Building Solutions Inc. is looking at the old Police Station at 1 Minot Ave. as a new headquarters and possible office building. The Auburn City Council signed an option agreement with Building Solutions Tuesday night giving the developer 60 days to investigate the site and determine if the plans are feasible. The […]
New business park proposed in Auburn
AUBURN – Easy access to the turnpike, an intermodal hub (where trucks and trains load and unload freight), the airport and the waiting-in-the-wings Foreign Trade Zone were incentive enough for the area’s newest commercial park.Plans for Kittyhawk Business Park, a 30-acre triangle off Kittyhawk Drive, are set for a July 8 review by the Planning […]