A Houlton business owner acquired a century-old movie theater business and the building in which it’s housed in two deals that wrapped up earlier this month. Northern Maine Media Inc ...

Portland-based United Insurance has acquired a Caribou firm that it has competed with in the Aroostook County market. Gallagher Insurance, which will continue to operate from its location at 562 ...

One of the biggest issues in the Maine Legislature has been the paid-leave law, which went into effect on Jan. 1. Employers are now required to make payroll contributions that go into a pool for ...

Q: What’s going on with Beneficial Ownership Interest reporting? Is it on, or is it off? ACE advises: It is off. For now. The 2021 Corporate Transparency Act requires private businesses to file ...

Bar Harbor has seen political and legal challenges around cruise ship visitation in recent years, with several pending legal cases as the local conversation evolves. “The reductions in Bar ...

The state of Maine has been tackling climate change for decades. Maine is well-poised to continue that work, says Gayle Zydlewski, director of Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of ...

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A fast-growing Portland engineering firm, whose projects range from a Buddhist temple to affordable housing and stormwater infrastructure, found a much-needed larger space for its headquarters.

Risbara Brothers Construction will manage construction of a 25,000-square-foot site for a plumbing-and-HVAC company’s new home in the Downs in Scarborough. Pine State Services has outgrown its ...

Lafayette Hotels, a family-owned and -operated group of more than 30 hotels across Maine and New Hampshire, acquired the Sparhawk Oceanfront Resort, its fourth property in Ogunquit. The ...

As president and CEO of the Maine Development Foundation, a nonprofit on a mission to build a better Maine, Yellow Light Breen has his finger on the pulse of the state’s economy. Whenever he ...

Everyone has a story about Maine connections. U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, says he can go up to a car with Maine plates at any I-95 rest stop and identify a common acquaintance within a few minutes.