Live and Work in Maine aims to persuade former residents who are home for Thanksgiving to ‘boomerang’ to jobs in-state.
Peter McGuire
Peter McGuire is a business reporter covering Maine trade, transportation and tourism. A proud native of the western Maine mountains, there is a good chance he’d rather be playing outside. Peter has covered local news for Maine newspapers in Oxford County, Brunswick, Waterville and Portland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Boston University. He lives in Biddeford with his wife Stephanie and brown rescue dog named Emmy Lou.
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Housing crunch at issue as Portland council changes short-term rental rules
Property owners will be able to register up to five short-term rentals per year, and the council raised the cap on non-owner occupied units to 400 from the present 300.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Cluster of 4 East End developments creates traffic puzzle for Portland planners
With vehicles using the sites quadrupling, officials analyze the overall impact to try to mitigate it.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Developer of multi-use complex in Westbrook seeks unusual alliance for access to bonds
The backers of Rock Row want to partner with the Metro bus service to tap tax-free bonds for its transportation infrastructure.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
Pro-hemp documentary to screen at USM
‘The Hemp Road Trip’ will be shown Nov. 26 in Portland.
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Maine wreaths to be laid on U.S. soldiers’ graves in France
Nonprofit Wreaths Across America will ship almost 9,400 balsam wreaths to Normandy next month.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
New space will let Flowfold bring most manufacturing in-house
The sturdy-gear maker is moving to a larger space in Gorham.
Posted inBusiness
State budget fortified against recession by rainy day fund
The state has about $273 million saved, enough to weather initial budget shortfalls in a new economic downturn.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
On Election Day, a brand-new U.S. citizen savors his role in the democratic process
Luis Sanchez has been working legally in Saco for six years. Within five days, he became a citizen and then cast his first ballot as one.
Posted inElection 2018, Local Elections, Politics
In a surprise, Amy Volk loses Senate seat to Democrat Linda Sanborn
Volk, the assistant Senate Republican leader, represented Scarborough, Gorham and Buxton.