Industry & Company News
As winter looms, Portland construction heats up
By Peter Van Allen With the steelwork in place, the mixed-use development at 383 Commercial St., on the site of the former Rufus Deering Lumber Co., is moving forward quickly. The Hobson’s Landing development will include a 155-room Aloft Hotel, 89 condos,...
Governor Mills wants Maine to be carbon neutral by 2045. Maine journeymen are ready.
By Trevor McNally Less than two weeks ago Maine Governor Janet Mills signed an executive order requiring Maine state agencies to invest in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and emissions reductions. It's the next step in Mills' environmental policy agenda, having...
Maine Hospital Gets Boost Toward Planned New Portland Campus
Northern Light Mercy Hospital received state regulatory approval earlier this year to consolidate its services and hospital operations at a campus on Fore River Parkway in Portland. Construction of the new campus is slated to begin next year and finish by 2022....
Enrollment in community college programs focused on trades has increased. But will that be enough?
By Trevor McNally As recently as March of this year WGME reported that one of the trade fields that was experiencing the biggest backlog of customers in Maine is plumbing, heating and cooling technicians. “We couldn't speak to any, they're way too busy [...] three...
Holding the heat
Tackling the challenge of expanding weatherization at a time when so many Maine homes are leaking oil BY MARINA SCHAUFFLER | NOVEMBER 25, 2019 Winter’s descent returns us to a primordial quest, trying to hold heat – that eternal escape artist – within our homes. ...
Helmets To Hard Hats: Part II – How Employers Benefit
By Trevor McNally, Editor Military service often requires an exceptional amount of responsibility. More than occasionally the decisions that these men and women make while serving are matters of life and death. Beyond that, those who serve in the military are imbued...
MORE THAN 2 MILLION AMERICANS LIVING WITHOUT CLEAN WATER, NEW REPORT SHOWS
BY BLAKE DODGE ON 11/18/19 AT 4:52 PM EST More than 2 million Americans are living without running water, indoor plumbing or wastewater treatment, according to a new study. Families in West Virginia, Alabama, Texas and the Navajo Nation Reservation in the Southwest...
Builders are busy, and connections abound
Updated: November 11, 2019 By Peter Van Allen DeStefano & Associates Inc. has been awarded the construction of 10 luxury condominiums at 531 Westbrook Street in South Portland. This 10,000-square-foot project consists of two buildings, each containing five...
Helmets To Hard Hats Combats Veteran Unemployment
By Trevor McNally Imagine the sacrifice it takes just to enlist in the military. You could be ripped from a relatively comfortable existence here in the States and dropped into some far-flung, possibly war-torn, region of the world. You'd have to develop all new...
Maine Med’s $59M Scarborough building plan gets approval
By Renee Cordes Maine Medical Center said it expects to start site work on a new clinical services building in Scarborough this fall after getting a green light this week from the town Planning Board. Monday night's unanimous vote clears the way for a...