The sale is not final, however, and Amazon has not submitted a specific plan for what it would do with the parcel.
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Portland Housing Authority executive director resigns after 2 years
Brian Frost stepped down July 31 and a permanent successor is expected to be hired by Jan. 2.
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Maine Trust for Local News workers launch union expansion effort
Staff have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board and are asking the parent company of the Press Herald and other newspapers to recognize nearly 50 additional employees as part of the News Guild of Maine.
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Program aims to help Maine lobstermen start other businesses as industry struggles
The Fishing Plus Accelerator, launching this fall, will teach financial literacy and business startup skills.
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Maine food businesses and shoppers seeing higher costs as tariffs hit
The hefty tariffs are raising prices on items ranging from cheese to coffee, and businesses are figuring out how to absorb the costs — or pass them on to customers.
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Windham businesses and community centers got mixed messaging as manhunt unfolded
A shelter-in-place order Friday interrupted a memorial service and came during an already busy period for local businesses, sowing confusion as details about the shooting trickled out.
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Gorham considers $4 million land sale that may bring Amazon to southern Maine
The town has owned the 94-acre lot off Main Street for a few years and has been looking to sell, Gorham’s Town Council chair said Monday. The council will decide Tuesday night whether to sell the property.
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Even in the age of Google, Portland tourists still turn to info center | Column
Here’s what visitors ask about when they first show up in the city.
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At Lewiston Farmers’ Market, federal budget cuts raise fears, uncertainty
Congress has passed deep cuts to food assistance and other programs that support farmers, adding uncertainty to an already uncertain industry.
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Northern Light Health says it is ending stalled contract talks with Anthem
The impasse further increases the possibility that Maine’s second-largest health care network may no longer be in-network for thousands of patients statewide.