Business

12+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1106+ words) When Jedediah Talbot started his business as a professional trail builder in Maine in 2004, he had a hard time finding work in the state. For five years, he mostly got jobs in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. “It was an uphill…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (751+ words) A bank known nationally for punching above its weight in commercial real estate and Small Business Administration lending has decided to lavish some tender loving care on its branch network in Maine in hopes of ultimately strengthening its funding base....

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (245+ words) HAMPDEN – The Maine Savings Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Maine Savings Federal Credit Union, announced that applications are opening for its 2026 Beyond Banking Grant Program. The program... HAMPDEN – The Maine Savings Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Maine Savings…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (581+ words) HousingThis section of the BDN aims to help readers understand Maine’s housing crisis, the volatile real estate market and the public policy behind them. Read more Housing coverage here. What was once the Buck’s Harbor Inn in Brooksville has been…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (294+ words) HousingThis section of the BDN aims to help readers understand Maine’s housing crisis, the volatile real estate market and the public policy behind them. Read more Housing coverage here. A 35-acre estate in Kennebunkport’s historic district topped the list of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (781+ words) A planned sale of a Penobscot Community Health Care building has been disrupted by the city of Bangor, which intends to purchase the property. The building at 103 Maine Ave. currently houses PCHC administrative offices. The organization planned to sell the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (289+ words) Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg company in the United States, released its Fiscal Year 2025 Impact Report on Sunday, the company's first report issued under its new Impact Report framework, according... Cal-Maine Foods releases first Impact Report Report details growth strategy…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (608+ words) If state regulators sign off on a request from Central Maine Power, a typical Maine household would pay the company around $18 more each month for electricity distribution. With consumer groups pushing back, the fight over pricing largely turns on one…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1703+ words) Maine’s old mill towns were built around noise, movement, and long workdays, but many faced an uncertain future when major industries began shrinking. Paper machines slowed, textile jobs disappeared, and familiar downtown routines changed with them. For years, it seemed…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (637+ words) Maine's lobster fishing industry is closely integrated with processors across the border in Canada. People who depend on it are feeling whiplash from on-again, off-again tariff threats. Lobstermen in Maine are relieved they've been exempted from President Trump's trade war…...