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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PublishedNovember 5, 2019
Maine hospitality industry plans free culinary training
A grant will fund training for 125 Mainers to fill gaps in the state’s food service businesses.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2019
Portland adds direct flights to Minnesota with low-cost airline’s new summer route
Sun Country Airlines plans twice-weekly flights to Minneapolis-St. Paul starting in June.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2019
Holiday campaign blitz aims to lure young professionals back home
Live and Work in Maine’s ‘Boomerang Weekend’ targets young Mainers who have left the state and may be visiting friends and family.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2019
Just the ticket: Concord Coach Lines sees more than 50 percent growth in 10 years
The American Bus Association says attention to customer service and carefully planned expansions make the intercity bus service a national model.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2019
Southwest Airlines has a plan to ease noise from flights into Jetport
The airline hopes to get FAA approval for a new approach that will limit noise in South Portland neighborhoods. That process will take at least a year.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2019
Rockweed industry adrift after ruling allows landowners to restrict access
The court decision this spring overturned decades of precedent that harvesters relied on to cut the wild seaweed.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2019
BIW union hopes to sink subcontracting plan that company says it needs
The shipyard says it needs temporary workers to complete a backlog of military orders, but the machinists’ union says that would violate its contract.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Downeaster floats plans to add in-state commuter service
The agency that runs the passenger train will hold an open house Tuesday evening in Portland to introduce its ideas and get public feedback.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2019
Montville woman killed in ATV crash
Passenger Rachel Curtis, 30, died at the scene of the accident in the Frye Mountain Wildlife Management Area, wardens say.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2019
Central Maine Power outages down below 450
The utility predicted that electricity would be restored to most customers by Sunday evening.
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