Immigrants make up most of the students in a program that can place them in jobs.
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Maine Voices: Oyster farm proposal should ring alarms along entire Maine coast
The way the Mere Point plan was handled fails to take local input into account.
Portland’s The Boulos Co. to drop affiliation with CBRE Group
The commercial real estate brokerage said going independent will allow it to have more autonomy and build new relationships.
Jackman joins resistance against CMP power line project
Residents voted 78-11 to oppose the project Wednesday at a special town meeting.
Claiming construction job losses in Maine, trade group calls for infrastructure overhaul
Associated General Contractors of America would like to see Congress approve $1.5 trillion worth of infrastructure projects over the coming decade.
Buxton company developing kelp-based additive for bread lands $600,000 grant
VitaminSea will use the money to join with bakeries to create recipes in an effort that could grow the state’s seaweed aquaculture industry.
Affordable Care Act enrollment drops sharply in Maine
Early enrollment figures show a decline of more than 30 percent compared with a year ago.
Our View: Maine should invest in measures to mitigate looming damage from climate change
Predictable storms, sea-level rise and flooding call for major spending now to prevent economic disruption and the catastrophic loss of property in our state.
Two Portland neighborhoods queue up for benefits from Small Business Saturday
Woodfords Corner and Washington Avenue businesses in the East End have been clobbered by ongoing construction projects, so buy-local advocates are trying to send some shoppers their way.
More than 100 apartment units sold in Sanford
The transaction is the largest single transfer of dwellings in the city’s recent past.