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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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Portland planners approve hotel and condos on former Rufus Deering Lumber site
The decision comes after the developer agrees to help ease traffic concerns on Commercial Street and protect parking for waterfront workers.
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Maine pays private Ohio firm to fill snowplow jobs
The Department of Transportation continues to face a chronic labor shortage, especially in southern Maine.
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Poland Spring poured $201 million into Maine economy in 2016, report says
Its impact also included employing 860 people, a report says as the expanding company prepares to reveal the site of its next bottling plant.
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Scarborough Downs’ potential new owners envision town center, active racetrack
Cross Roads Holdings’ long-term plans for the land it has under contract to buy include housing, shopping, dining, offices, an interconnected road network, trails, recreation facilities.
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L.L. Bean holiday sales steady as company readies buyouts
The Freeport retailer says sales have been up and down as it prepares to offer early retirements to trim U.S. workforce by 10 percent.
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Late-season toxic algae bloom closes most shellfishing areas in Casco Bay
The surprising invasion of phytoplankton affects hundreds of acres of clam flats in Freeport and Brunswick and at least 12 mussel and oyster farms.
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House bill threatens financing tool for future low-income housing, other nonprofits
Maine’s congressional delegation is trying to save a bond program used to finance affordable apartments as well as hospital and university construction.
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Short-term rentals surge, but registrations lag in Portland
Fewer than a quarter of the Airbnb listings in the city have registered and paid fees, with a month to go before fines can be imposed.
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Brunswick brewery installs electric vehicle chargers
Flight Deck Brewing is offering the service for free.