Representatives of at least a dozen firms attend a meeting to discuss building a neighborhood on town-owned land.
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Lobster processors renew sustainability certification
Fourteen processors were certified by the Marine Stewardship Council for their sustainable fishing practices.
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West End residents file paperwork to block cold-storage warehouse on waterfront
The group hopes to nullify a zoning change just passed by the Portland City Council, but that partly depends on passage of a ballot initiative.
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Westbrook marketing firm Ethos becomes employee-owned
The company transferred ownership to its 55 employees on Sept. 1.
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Portland Ship Yard receives $1 million grant to replace aging boat lift
The funds will pay for a new hoist and resolve equipment problems that have hindered the yard’s ability to service many commercial boats and get them back on the water.
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DEP gives preliminary approval to relocation of Maine Turnpike’s York toll plaza
The approval would allow cash collection lanes at the proposed toll plaza, which is opposed by many residents in the area.
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Maine Med receives $11 million NIH grant to study metabolic diseases
The overall goal of the program is to reduce obesity, osteoporosis and diabetes – all metabolic diseases common in Maine.
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LePage picks oil industry veteran for energy czar
Steven McGrath, the past chief financial officer of Downeast Energy Corp., replaces Patrick Woodcock.
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Soaring Maine gas prices, up 32 cents in a week, alert attorney general to prospect of price gouging
Supplies tighten in New England and a new storm may add to the run-up in cost.
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Maine Quality Counts and Bicycle Coalition of Maine name new executives
United Way of Greater Portland welcomes six to its board of trustees