The Department of Environmental Protection has lifted a stop-work order on the stalled power line project, which is backed by Central Maine Power affiliates.
Will Hall
Business Editor Will Hall got his first taste of journalism as a reporter for the student daily at Princeton University. He moved on to marketing and public relations roles with major companies in Boston and New York, before eventually returning to his home state as a reporter and editor for another Masthead Maine newspaper, The Forecaster. He also covered business as a freelance writer and served as digital editor of Mainebiz magazine for three years. Email Will with news tips, coverage questions or to share your take on what’s going on in Maine business circles.
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From the Business Desk: Reckoning is needed for pandemic relief
Government has tried to lessen the financial toll of the pandemic, with generally positive results. But we still need to scrutinize how it’s done.
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From the Business Desk: In praise of tall buildings
An 18-story addition to Portland’s skyline raises the question of why the city should build tall – and why we should raise our sights so high.
Posted inBusiness, News
From the Business Desk: Working on the railroad, all the live-long day
Freight trains are plying Maine’s rail system in larger numbers and sizes, and the state has a new plan to make sure we have adequate tracks and infrastructure. Let’s hope it’s enough.
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From the Business Desk: Maineness and what it really means to be from Maine
It’s time for Maine businesses to wear that distinction like a badge of honor. Before someone else does.
Posted inBusiness, Opinion
From the Business Desk: The 2023 un-forecast
In Maine and nationwide, 2022 was a year of unexpected economic change. What’s ahead for the state in 2023? It may be safer to say what’s not on the horizon.
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Owners of Knox County contracting business must pay customers $744,000, judge rules
Bankruptcy liens against Malcolm and Elizabeth Stewart and their failed company were recently filed, and a criminal case against Malcom Stewart continues.
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MaineHealth buys Portland shopping center for $16.8 million
The purchase adds to MaineHealth’s real estate holdings near Maine Medical Center. The properties include a former Greyhound bus station that is being converted into a community food pantry.
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Jessica Gordon joins marketing agency Dream Local Digital
NEW HIRES Jessica Gordon has joined Dream Local Digital, a Maine-based digital marketing agency, as partner support manager and sales support. She brings experience in digital sales and media, which includes working with Morris Communications, GateHouse and Gannett/LocaliQ. For LocaliQ, Gordon served as regional major accounts sales executive, where she sold multimedia advertising solutions to […]
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Judge denies request to continue work on NECEC transmission corridor
Lawyers for the CMP-backed project to bring hydropower from Quebec through western Maine had asked a court to reconsider an injunction halting the work while the case progresses.