PORTLAND A program of the Greater Portland Council of Governments, the Portland 2030 District is a collaborative local community of high-performance buildings in downtown Portland that aims to reduce energy and water consumption and reduce emissions from transportation, while increasing competitiveness in the business environment and owners’ returns on investment. Join the Maine Real Estate […]

BAR HARBOR Joseph Schmitt has joined Bar Harbor Bankshares as senior vice president, chief marketing officer. His office is located at the corporate headquarters in Bar Harbor. Schmitt will lead the marketing strategy for the bank, deploying it across the entire northern New England market area of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Bar Harbor Bank […]

NEW YORK Cheap soda and burgers helped bring more people into McDonald’s. The fast-food company said Tuesday that sales in the U.S. rose 4.1 percent at existing locations during the third quarter, thanks to $1 drinks and its two for $5 promotion called McPick 2. McDonald’s also said pricier burgers, which are stuffed with crispy […]

WASHINGTON U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, recently announced that six organizations, including Coastal Enterprises, Inc. of Brunswick, received grants totaling $196,124 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program. The funds will be used to help micro enterprises start up and grow in Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford, Aroostook, Cumberland, and […]

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia on Tuesday opened a major investment conference aimed at shining a spotlight on the country’s efforts to overhaul its economy and society after being jolted into action following a plunge in oil prices that threatened the kingdom’s main source of revenue and its long-term stability. The conference, dubbed the Future […]

LISBON In late September, IM Wireless held its grand opening/ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new location at 580 Lisbon St. in the Mid-Town Shopping Plaza in Lisbon. IM Wireless is a Verizon Wireless authorized retailer. “We make sure our sales staff is knowledgeable, professional, friendly and ready to help you make the right choice. We look […]

U.S. homebuilders are feeling more optimistic than they have in months, looking past a recent slowdown in new home sales and the risk of rising labor and materials costs following hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Tuesday rose four points to 68 this month. That’s the […]

I like to think I’m right about most things- we all do. No one enters a discussion or a debate thinking they don’t have the right answer. No one plans an event or program with the intention of having a piece of it go awry or not wanting to live up to expectations. Never are […]

WATERVILLE The Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers recently added two new employees, Kelly Couture and Samantha Sturtevant, to the nonprofit’s development team. In these two newly created roles, Couture will serve as the development coordinator and Sturtevant as the media and marketing coordinator. As development coordinator, Couture is responsible for the development and oversight […]

PORTLAND The U.S. Small Business Administration recently announced a $195,000 grant award to the Maine International Trade Center to support export growth among Maine small businesses. The funding was awarded through SBA’s competitive State Trade Expansion Program. “For many Maine small businesses, exporting their products and services can be a very viable way to increase […]