Mainebiz - Mon December 12, 2022
Maine's Bowdoin College Uses Mass Timber to Erect Carbon-Neutral Buildings
In a continuing effort to be a carbon-neutral campus, Brunswick, Maine's Bowdoin College is edging closer to the finish of construction on a pair of new buildings built with mass timber, including cross-laminated timber (CLT)....
EcoWatch & Bangor Daily News - Mon November 21, 2022
Longroad Energy Building Maine's Largest Solar Project in Kennebec County
Maine is about to get its largest solar farm, a project designed to help the state in meeting its climate goals of getting 80 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2030, reported EcoWatch. The project also is projected to avoid carbon dioxide emissions that are the equivalent of removing approximately 30,000 cars from the road each year....
Waterville Morning Sentinel - Tue November 08, 2022
Decaying Mill in Maine to Receive $15M Facelift, Adding Brewery, Hotel
Construction has begun on a $15 million plan to transform the former Solon Manufacturing mill in downtown Waterville, Maine, into a brewery, housing and a hotel. City officials hope the project, on an island in the Kennebec River, will complement other local efforts in the works and boost economic development....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu November 03, 2022
Maine to Replace Two Bridges Over I-295 in Freeport
The Maine Department of Transportation is replacing two bridges that cross I-295 at Exits 20 and 22 in Freeport. The bridge at Exit 20 carries Desert Road over the interstate; the bridge at Exit 22 carries Mallett Drive (Routes 125 and 136) over the interstate....
United Construction & Forestry - Tue November 01, 2022
United Construction & Forestry Awarded Wirtgen Group Dealer for State of Maine
Effective Nov. 1, 2022, United Construction & Forestry will become the distributor of Wirtgen Group products for the entire state of Maine. This expands United Construction & Forestry's current Wirtgen Group distributorship, which includes the Massachusetts, New Hampshire and the Springfield, Vt., markets....
Waterville Morning Sentinel - Wed October 26, 2022
New $18M Art Center in Waterville, Maine, Being Readied for Dec. 17 Debut
Construction crews at the $18 million Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville, Maine, are in the final weeks of completing the new facility before it will be unveiled to the public Dec. 17. The 30,000-sq.-ft....
Bangor Daily News - Tue September 27, 2022
Aerospace Company to Build $4.5M Research Center at Maine Airport
A new aerospace research center for the construction of hypersonic rockets used for space exploration is coming to Maine's Presque Isle International Airport. Sanford-based VALT Enterprizes Inc. is building the $4.5 million facility with the intent of expanding the small company's workforce from its current 13 employees to 126 when the project is operational sometime next year, the Bangor Daily News reported Sept....
Spectrum News Maine - Tue August 16, 2022
VIDEO: Renovation of Maine State Museum Goes On, New Opening Set for 2025
The construction phase advances at Maine's capitol complex in Augusta with the recent effort to upgrade the Cultural Building that houses the State Museum, Library and Archives. For museum officials, it marks the end of a two-year process of carefully moving 800,000 objects in the collection into storage before work could begin....
Bangor Daily News - Thu August 04, 2022
Maine Hospital's Continuing Expansion Could Soon Get $2M Funding Boost
The construction of a new pediatric wing at a Maine psychiatric hospital could get a $2 million boost from a funding package that is currently making its way through Congress. The Bangor Daily News reported Aug....
Bangor Daily News - Wed July 20, 2022
Deteriorating Maine Bridge Will Not Be Replaced for at Least Two More Years
Officials with the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) said recently that plans to build a new bridge to serve as a major traffic artery in Old Town, north of Bangor, will not begin for at least two more years even as the current 70-year-old span continues to crumble....
