Both voters and politicians act as if bonds are piles of free money flowing from rainbows. Would that it were the case.
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Did it work? The elusive impact of a $45 million state grant to grow jobs
The Maine Technology Institute, which awarded the taxpayer funds, makes very little data available about the investments.
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Lockwood Hotel, the first hotel to open in downtown Waterville in more than a century, prepares for launch
The $26 million hotel built by Colby College has been housing students for the last two years because of the pandemic, but is now ready to receive guests.
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Maine Voices: Time to expand our concept of ‘Maine’ and the people who bring it to life
By thinking of our state as a vast network of people and ideas, we can fuel its economy.
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With air traffic increasing, Waterville airport finds itself on promising financial path
Fuel sales also are booming at Robert A. LaFleur Municipal Airport where $13 million in federal funding over the years has allowed for significant infrastructure improvements.
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Skowhegan River Park project receives $4.9 million federal earmark for construction
The latest funding announced for the project is a giant step toward meeting the estimated $8.6 million cost for the first phase of the work along the Kennebec River in downtown Skowhegan.
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New agency pitches $150 million to stretch broadband across Maine
The Maine Connectivity Authority has a goal to offer every home and business in Maine a high-speed internet connection by 2024.
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Maine International Film Festival in Waterville went ‘so, so tremendously well,’ organizers say
The 25th annual festival, known as MIFF, drew filmmakers from as far as California, Mexico and the United Kingdom and moviegoers from all over the world, according to festival director.
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Maine issues last half of nearly $120 million in relief funding to municipalities
The pandemic relief money, provided through the American Rescue Plan Act, was distributed proportionally based on population.
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Roux Institute campus plans still too big for some Portland neighbors
Critics say even a slimmed-down redevelopment of the B&M Baked Beans plant is too big and includes commercial development unnecessary for the high-tech graduate school and research center.