A study shows that we can have a second golden age of forestry if we take the right steps now.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
SBA awards grant to Maine International Trade Center
The $344,500 grant will be used to help small businesses in Maine increase their export sales.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Grant promises to spark new life at former Great Northern mill site in Millinocket
The $5.3 million in federal funding will pay to build out business park infrastructure as part of courting successors to the departed Great Northern Paper.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Homelessness is a statewide problem, not a local one
The failure of Maine’s government to address drug abuse and mental illness creates an unfair burden for Portland taxpayers.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: CMP’s transmission line proposal is more than just a little fishy
The corridor is basically an extension cord from Canada to Massachusetts.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Community Concepts CEO: Farm bill must maintain food assistance for Maine’s neediest families
Our delegation should work toward a final bill that protects SNAP and supports initiatives proven to help more people find work.
Posted inBusiness
Maine small businesses get a look ‘behind the curtain’ of federal research grant decisions
A meeting Friday in Portland offered an inside look at how federal agencies allocate nearly $3 billion in annual funds for emerging technologies.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Nature Conservancy state director: Congress should renew Land and Water Conservation Fund, a lifeline for Maine’s outdoors
The 50-year-old program ensures access to hunting, fishing, hiking and camping – and it expires on Sept. 30.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Portland seeks nominations for business awards
The public may submit nominations by Sept. 11 for Economic Development Achievement, Business of the Year and Small Business of the Year.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Market forces can’t be allowed to further widen Maine’s digital divide
Rural communities must be allowed to plug into broadband’s wide-ranging opportunities.