CEG - Wed January 19, 2022
Crews Now Building Underwater Supports for Maine's Madawaska Bridge
The new $97.5 Madawaska-Edmundston International bridge project, linking Maine to Canada's Province of New Brunswick, is taking shape as crews turn their focus underwater. Night work on the bridge began in September, and since that time workers have constructed a pier across the St....
Mainebiz - Wed December 22, 2021
Maine to Address Substandard Roads, Bridges With $245M from Feds
Maine's two U.S. senators announced Dec. 20 that the state will receive close to $245 million in federal funding to maintain and construct roads, highways and bridges across the state. The monies were authorized through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and provided through the Federal Highway Administration (FHA)....
American Journal - Thu December 09, 2021
Maine Plans to Build Four-Lane Connector Between Gorham, South Portland
The Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) is set to hold public hearings on further details for its proposed four-lane tolled connector linking the Bernard P. Rines Bypass in Gorham with the Maine Mall area in South Portland....
Mainebiz - Tue November 23, 2021
Abbott Labs to Expand Again in Maine With South Portland Research Site
Abbott Laboratories, the multinational company that makes COVID-19 diagnostic tests at two sites in Maine — in Scarborough and Westbrook — is making plans for a different kind of testing at a vacant office building in South Portland....
CEG - Thu November 18, 2021
VIDEO: Maine Contractor Outgrows Founding Name
Maietta Lawn Care is fast approaching its 20th anniversary and according to the company president Justin Maietta, a lot has changed since he named the company when he founded it. "The lawn care part of our name was really only a factor the first few years of the business," Maietta said....
Bangor Daily News - Tue November 16, 2021
Skowhegan, Maine, to Blend Classic, Modern Styles into New Elementary School
Classic with a splash of modern is the direction School Administrative District (SAD) 54 in Skowhegan, Maine, is heading as it works on the concept design for a multimillion-dollar facility that will consolidate four elementary schools and a preschool program....
Mainebiz - Mon November 15, 2021
Maine Prep School to Use $5M to Renovate, Expand Ice Arena
North Yarmouth Academy (NYA), a college preparatory school in Yarmouth, Maine, has received a $4 million donation — the largest in its history — that it plans to use to expand and modernize its Travis Roy Ice Arena, the school announced Nov....
Portland Press Herald - Tue November 09, 2021
Maine Expects $2.4B from Infrastructure Act to Address a Backlog of Projects
Maine officials are expecting approximately $2.37 billion from President Biden's five-year bipartisan infrastructure package following its congressional approval Nov. 5. Maine's portion of the trillion-dollar package includes will be used to repair and rebuild battered infrastructure in the state....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu October 21, 2021
Work On Hampden Bridge Bundle Proceeds
Work on the Hampden Bridge Bundle, a project that involves rebuilding eight bridges and rehabilitating a ninth bridge along a 4-mi. stretch of I-95 in Hampden, Maine, is proceeding, with Cianbro of Pittsfield, Maine, the lead contractor....
Mainebiz - Mon October 18, 2021
VIDEO: Maine Rocket Maker bluShift to Soon Announce a Local Launch Site
Sascha Deri, founder and CEO of bluShift Aerospace in Brunswick, Maine, said on an Oct. 6 investor call that the rocket-making company is close to selecting a site in downeast Maine for its planned commercial liftoffs....
