CEG & Mainebiz - Tue December 17, 2024
Maine's Mount Desert Island Hospital to Expand; Winter Not Slowing State's Construction
Big changes are coming to Mount Desert Island (MDI) Hospital in Bar Harbor along Maine's Atlantic Coast. The medical facility, which has become busier as the local tourism industry has grown, received state approval in early December to pursue a $42 million expansion and renovation....
Portland Press Herald - Mon December 02, 2024
University of Southern Maine Eyes Replacing Old Law School Building With Faculty Housing
On the University of Southern Maine (USM) campus in Portland, just off the central roundabout, a brutalist coliseum once described as one of the ugliest academic buildings in America sits empty. The structure, at one time home of the University of Maine (UM) School of Law, has been vacant since the law school moved to Portland's Old Port in 2023, but the University of Maine System just does not have the budget to demolish the building at this point, according to the Portland Press Herald....
The County - Mon November 25, 2024
DG Fuels Plans to Build $4.1B Aviation Fuel Plant at Maine's Former Loring AFB
Plans are still under way to construct a $4.13 billion sustainable aviation fuel facility at the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, Maine, according to its developers. In 2022, Washington, D.C.-based DG Fuels announced its intentions to build on 1,240 acres of property at the Loring Commerce Center, creating 2,300 jobs during construction and 650 jobs once production begins, reported The County, an online news hub of Maine's Aroostook County....
CEG - Thu November 14, 2024
National Attachments Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary
National Attachments, headquartered in Gorham, Maine, recently celebrated its 35th anniversary by inviting local and out-of-area customers to visit the headquarters, explore hundreds of attachments on display and enjoy a variety of food from local food trucks....
Singletracks - Thu November 14, 2024
Work Is Under Way to Develop 84-Mi-Long Mountain Bike Trail in Rural Maine County
Deep in the heart of Maine stands Mount Katahdin, a 5,269-ft. peak at the end of the famous Appalachian Trail. The mountain is located in Piscataquis County, the second-largest county by area in the state at 3,960 sq....
UMaine News & Office of U.S. Senator Susan Collins - Thu November 07, 2024
UMaine Building $82M Research Facility; Sen. Collins Helps Secure $133M for Bridge Replacements
The University of Maine (UMaine) broke ground Oct. 29 on the Green Engineering and Materials (GEM) building, a 50,000-sq.-ft. facility designed to house the innovative Factory of the Future (FoF) incorporating digital manufacturing technologies and fully adaptive, immersive learning spaces for students at UMaine and across the University of Maine System (UMS)....
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry - Wed November 06, 2024
Maine State Forester Patty Cormier Elected President of National Association of State Foresters
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) announced that Patty Cormier, Maine State Forester, has been elected president of the National Association of State Foresters (NASF)....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu October 17, 2024
Cianbro Leads Ticonic Bridge Replacement Project in Maine
The replacement of the Ticonic Bridge, which carries Bridge Street (Routes 137 and 201) over the Kennebec River between Waterville and Winslow, Maine, is under way. The $52.85 million project, which received a $25 million BUILD grant from the U.S....
Office of Maine Gov. Janet T. Mills - Mon October 14, 2024
Maine Signs Lease to Build, Operate Floating Offshore Wind Research Array
Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced in August that her state and the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) had agreed on a floating offshore wind research lease in the Gulf of Maine, a key milestone in the state's efforts to advance floating offshore wind research and promote responsible development of its use....
CEG - Thu September 12, 2024
Maine Salmon Producer Begins Pre-Construction On Recirculating Aquaculture System
Great Northern Salmon (GNS) has announced it is commencing pre-construction work in preparation for its new salmon recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility in Millinocket, Maine. The company – formerly known as Katahdin Salmon – is a project of Xcelerate Aqua and is aiming to build a 10,000-metric-ton salmon RAS in two phases starting in 2025, with its first phase of construction capable of 5,000 metric tons, which can later be expanded, according to a report from Maine Public Radio on Sept....
