The former owners of SeaMade Seaweed Company donated the business to the University of New England, where students will take over the production, marketing and distribution of the nutrition bars.
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Roux Institute’s new business incubator aims to take on climate change
The new ClimateTech Incubator houses 12 startups focused on the environment to help boost the state’s clean energy workforce.
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Iconic Portland high-rise to become hotel with speakeasy in old bank vault
A development company behind several other hotels in the city plans to turn a historic bank building into a 92-room hotel with a restaurant.
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Can luxury apartments actually help solve Maine’s housing crisis?
Despite pervasive ‘supply skepticism,’ the evidence suggests the answer is yes: As the number of homes grows in an area, prices tend to fall and lower-cost units get freed up. But advocates say it takes time – and there are many hurdles.
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Maine foliage expert predicts vibrant display ‘for the record books’
The state’s leaf-peeping season kicked off this week with the first foliage report of the fall from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
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Old Army hospital on Great Diamond Island could become condos
Portland is selling the last city-owned property at Fort McKinley to a developer who plans to restore the building and create 9 condos.
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Is small-scale wind power Maine’s next big thing?
Energy and agricultural officials, developers and others met in Freeport to begin looking at how Maine can establish small wind projects, comparable to rooftop solar panels.
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Bigelow lab receives $7 million for algae research, business development
The Boothbay lab will use the National Science Foundation grant to build the Maine Algal Research Infrastructure and Accelerator in a bid to unlock more ways macroalgae and its microscopic counterpart can be used and ultimately marketed.
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Price of typical Maine home climbs above $400,000 for first time
‘It was only a matter of time before (Maine) crossed the threshold,’ said Paul McKee, president of the Maine Association of Realtors.
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Working waterfronts from Kittery to Eastport to receive $21.2 million for storm recovery
Gov. Janet Mills announced that 68 Maine working waterfronts will get grants of up to $2 million apiece to aid recovery from catastrophic winter storms.