The one-day event, set for Aug. 1, could be the largest beer festival Maine has ever hosted.
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LePage signs bill to help Maine paper mill reopen
The law encourages, but does not force, Great Northern’s power provider to share certain profits with the paper-maker in East Millinocket.
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Five vying for $30,000 in Maine business plan contest
Each will have seven minutes to pitch at an event Thursday evening at USM in Portland.
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For Mainers, GM recall brings confusion, anxiety
Car owners get mixed signals about whether their Cobalts are included in the recall.
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New bookstore in Portland helps tell unlikely story
Despite the rise of e-books and Amazon.com, independent shops like Sherman’s Books and Stationery are thriving.
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Maine lawmaker walks fine line fighting for idled paper mill
Stephen Stanley is fighting for 200 jobs, including his own, at an East Millinocket paper mill.
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Loss of patent program a huge blow to Maine inventors
The university system’s law school is ending its patent advice program for innovators, who start new ventures and help drive economic growth.
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‘Maine Startup’ event hopes to put state on entrepreneurial map
The weeklong inaugural event will promote the state as a vibrant place to start a business.
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Lawmakers soften, endorse bill aimed at reopening idle Maine mill
The new version drops a hydropower profit-sharing requirement and encourages an agreement that would bring back most of the workers.
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Quebec police conclude criminal probe into deadly derailment
The former train conductor and the chairman of Maine-based Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway could be charged with negligence.