The team fails to sign a five-year lease by Thursday’s deadline. Trustees say they will look for new tenants.
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Brunswick airport gets $1.1 million to create aviation terminal
The terminal will include passenger waiting space, pilot planning areas and a service facility.
Anthem’s Maine network plan draws scores of critics
At a central Maine hearing, state officials are told the insurance setup with Maine Med will cause financial and physical hardship.
Pratt & Whitney nears $1B contract for F-35 engines
The tentative jet contract calls for the North Berwick plant to make 38 units at a lower cost than its last order.
Maine’s sales-tax burden is fairly low
An analysis of combined statewide and local sales charges finds the state’s 5% rate is third-lowest.
Southwest adds nonstop flight from Portland to Orlando
Southwest Airlines says a ‘seasonal route’ to the popular destination will be offered starting March 8.
Two Maine fishermen overcome by gas from rotting fish
They are hospitalized from hydrogen sulfide that built up in the hold after herring were unloaded.
It’s a tough season for Maine tomatoes
A rainy June and disease have delayed the state’s tomato harvest and significantly reduced local farmers’ yields.
Maine to help market Canada ferry, secure line of credit
LePage meets with Nova Scotia’s economic minister to move the project forward.
Bath Iron Works plans to lay off 40 workers
The shipbuilder says the layoffs will include 15 pipe coverers and 25 insulators. Still, the shipbuilder’s workforce has risen this year to about 5,500 employees.