Peter McGuire is a business reporter covering Maine trade, transportation and tourism. A proud native of the western Maine mountains, there is a good chance he’d rather be playing outside. Peter has covered local news for Maine newspapers in Oxford County, Brunswick, Waterville and Portland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Boston University. He lives in Biddeford with his wife Stephanie and brown rescue dog named Emmy Lou.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2019
Idexx taps state tax breaks in exchange for job creation
The veterinary services company is in line for about $800,000 a year over 20 years in refundable tax credits, but it has to meet benchmarks.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2019
Expanding mass transit tops Portland-area transportation priorities
Regional planners will use results of an online survey to help direct funding.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2019
Transportation officials fear delay of state bonds jeopardizes entire highway repair program
Lawmakers have less than a month to get a $105 million borrowing package on the November ballot or risk upending the state’s highway repair program.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2019
Maine will use $3 million from VW settlement to fund fuel-efficient vehicles
Schools, local government and businesses can replace old diesel engines, using money from a settlement over charges that the car company tried to cheat on emissions tests.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2019
Cruise passengers like Maine and spend about $70 each, new survey shows
The first-time, state-funded survey took the pulse of Maine’s growing number of cruise passengers.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2019
Maine paper industry gets a boost, with Jay mill in line for investment of millions
Verso Corp. plans to add products and increase production at its Androscoggin Mill in Jay, where about 500 people work.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2019
Portland and CMP agree to fix streetlights amid contract dispute
The parties are at loggerheads over who will pay to repair underground power lines.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2019
New owner plans restaurant space on Portland wharf
Christopher DiMillo has purchased the Berlin Mills Wharf on Commercial Street for $4 million, but has not yet decided what he’ll do with the the rest of the 1.5-ace property.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2019
Regulators put off CMP’s rate hike request until billing probe ends
The Public Utilities Commission stays the power company’s request for a $46.5 million increase while regulators probe customers’ complaints about its billing and metering systems.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2019
State hammering out details of mandatory paid time off
The Department of Labor is giving plenty of lead time to employers nervous about a law that goes into effect in 2021.
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