Peter McGuire

Portland Press Herald

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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Published
August 27, 2019

Maine, New Hampshire to pay Cianbro $5 million to settle bridge dispute

The payment, which comes on top of $4.5 million the states paid in extra construction costs, ends a legal conflict with the Pittsfield company that built the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge between Kittery and Portsmouth.
Published
August 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.
Published
August 14, 2019

Expanding mass transit tops Portland-area transportation priorities

Regional planners will use results of an online survey to help direct funding.
Published
August 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.
Published
August 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.
Published
August 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.
Published
August 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.
Published
August 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.
Published
August 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.
Published
August 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.