FirstPark in Oakland pays off bond debt, looks to future

Business

Published
November 15, 2020

FirstPark in Oakland pays off bond debt, looks to future

The 285-acre commerce and technology center's 24 member communities are looking to boost tax revenues and sell more lots.
Published
November 13, 2020

Crooked Face Creamery and Maine Grains named finalists in Good Food Awards

A total of nine Maine businesses were named finalists in the nationwide contest.
Published
November 10, 2020

Pleasant River Lumber buys Ware-Butler Inc. in Livermore Falls, Madison, Waterville

Both are family owned businesses.
Published
November 10, 2020

J&H Music bringing tunes to Oakland with strings attached

Jeffery Rowe is keeping the area music store scene alive as he fills a space in Oakland after his father-in-law closes Down Home Music in Fairfield.
Published
November 3, 2020

Portland distillery says it lost $150,000 in deal with businessman facing indictment, lawsuit

Maine Craft Distilling's founder says his company retooled to produce sanitizer that Noble Partners ordered but never bought.

Published
October 29, 2020

Waterville officials, business owner seek solutions to Silver Street problems

Business owner John Fortier is asking Waterville officials to find alternatives to closing part of Silver Street downtown from April 1 to Nov. 1, 2021, to allow for outdoor dining and to solve problems with unsavory activities occurring in an alleyway next to his business.
Published
October 21, 2020

State investigates Hannaford’s 2-month delay in reporting razor blades in pizza dough

The company blames a technical glitch for not reporting suspected tampering at its Sanford supermarket in August, but a state agriculture official says the agency should have been notified immediately.
Published
October 19, 2020

Waterville council to consider outdoor dining extension for next year

City councilors Tuesday will also discuss referring to the Planning Board for public hearing and recommendation a request to rezone city-owned property on North Street where a community ice rink would be built.
Published
October 15, 2020

Maine Grains takes innovative leap to expand in downtown Skowhegan

The goal is to provide housing, a space for the farmers market in the winter and to invite entrepreneurs to try out their businesses in a new building adjacent to the gristmill.
Published
October 15, 2020

Hannaford failed consumers in tampering case, says food safety lawyer

An attorney who advises food-related businesses says the grocer put customers at risk and delayed the suspect's arrest by not reporting the first case of adulterated pizza dough.