Simones’ has been a political campaign stumping hotspot for decades.
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L-A officials pleased, puzzled by governor’s picks for federal tax break program
Lewiston had requested different census tracts to be eligible as opportunity zones.
CEI receives $1.8 million from Wells Fargo-backed business innovation fund
Meanwhile, the Brunswick community development corporation’s solar energy subsidiary receives $1.5 million to provide capital to midsized commercial projects for low-income people and communities.
Portland expo exec to lead trade group
Mary Larkin of Diversified Communications will serve as president of UFI, which represents 50,000 trade show workers globally.
Mercy Hospital receives $2.8 million donation that honors ‘Dr. Harry’
The gift comes from the family of the late Dr. Harry Davis, Mercy’s first chief of pediatrics.
MDI Biological lab announces innovation fund
The fund, named in honor of Dr. William Procter, will award $50,000 annually to help the lab commercialize scientific discoveries.
LePage picks 32 communities – including some wealthier ones – for investment incentive
Federal opportunity zones give steep tax breaks to private investors who put money into poor areas, such as distressed paper mill towns in Maine and even sections of Portland, South Portland and Saco.
Idexx makes debut on Fortune 1000 list
The Westbrook veterinary technology firm is the only Maine-based company on this year’s list.
Business Breakfast Forum: The Agile Workplace
Experts share their experiences with workplaces where collaboration and community take center stage.
Judge dismisses lawsuit in Connecticut that called Poland Spring water ‘ordinary groundwater’
The complaint alleged that the bottled water does not come from a spring.