The three parcels on Minot Avenue owned by Miracle Enterprise are on the market for $5 million.
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State gets OK for regional center; could help Auburn medical tourism project
The state is moving forward with development of a regional center to connect foreign investors to projects in Maine, such as a proposed $40 million Chinese medical tourism facility in Auburn. Under a federal visa program, projects get financial backing and foreign investors get visas to live in the United States and, eventually, green cards […]
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Auburn medical tourism project in limbo
AUBURN — A representative for a proposed Chinese medical tourism facility said Thursday the project is in limbo while backers wait for federal approval of a program that would help connect the $40 million project with foreign investors willing to contribute cash. He’s hoping for that any time now. Meanwhile, Central Maine Medical Center’s new […]
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Representative: Election has no impact on Auburn medical tourism project
AUBURN — It’s unclear what President-elect Donald Trump’s relationship with China will look like once he takes office, but the representative for a proposed Chinese medical tourism facility in Auburn said he does not believe the recent election will affect the $40 million project. The project, slated for the old Lunn and Sweet Shoe Factory […]
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What happened to Auburn’s Chinese miracle?
AUBURN — A year ago today, a group of Chinese investors, in a standing-room-only signing ceremony at Auburn Hall, announced they had bought a dilapidated 100-year-old factory building in the heart of the city and planned to turn it into a $40 million, 5-star resort catering to rich Chinese patients seeking American medical treatments at […]
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Video: Gov. Paul LePage talks about recent Chinese development in Maine
Governor Paul LePage talks about Chinese development coming to Maine and the Lewiston/Auburn area during the Lewiston-Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Thursday morning in Lewiston.
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Auburn council meets Saturday to tour arena, Chinese development at The Barn
AUBURN — City councilors will get an up-close look Saturday morning at projects and developments around the city — including the medical tourism project planned for Minot Avenue — during a special orientation workshop. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and wrap up by 1 p.m. According to their agenda, councilors will […]
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$40 million Auburn medical tourism plan progresses behind the scenes
AUBURN — After a flurry of activity this fall, things have settled down at the old Lunn and Sweet shoe factory building — at least in public. But Miracle Enterprises, the corporation formed this year to transform the Minot Avenue building into a state-of-the-art medical tourism destination, is hard at work behind the scenes. “They […]
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Mayor Jonathan LaBonte focuses on high school, Chinese investors
AUBURN — Mayor Jonathan LaBonte said Wednesday that he plans to focus his third term on two key elements he sees as integral to improving the city’s economy and quality of life. LaBonte, who handily won re-election over challenger Peter Letourneau Tuesday, said finding a solution for Auburn’s worn-out Edward Little High School and ushering to […]
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Jonathan LaBonte says medical tourism won’t affect Auburn schools much
AUBURN — While one Auburn School Committee member said a medical tourism project could “change the face of Auburn” and crowd city schools, Mayor Jonathan LaBonte said the impact on schools will not be significant. “It will be negligible,” LaBonte said Thursday. Auburn Superintendent Katy Grondin said Wednesday night that schools could receive new enrollments […]