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This old Lewiston mill could get a new life as a hub for Maine businesses
LEWISTON, Maine — A mill that once employed 6,000 workers and supplied textiles to Union Army soldiers during the Civil War — but has sat empty for almost two decades — is on the brink of being repurposed with three new tenants that could bring about 200 jobs to...
New Hampshire company buys Webber Supply
The company supplies heating, cooling and plumbing contractors and will now operate under The Granite Group name. https://www.centralmaine.com/2019/10/08/new-hampshire-company-buys-webber-supply/
Waterville downtown Lockwood Hotel construction on schedule
Officials say they want to have the structure of the planned 53-room hotel completed so they can start enclosing the building by Thanksgiving. BY AMY CALDER MORNING SENTINEL WATERVILLE — Construction of a $26 million hotel downtown is on schedule, with the...
Construction to start on Biddeford Lincoln mill hotel, residential project
By Maureen Milliken - Mainebiz Construction of a mixed-use development that includes a hotel in the former Lincoln Mill in in downtown Biddeford will officially begin Wednesday with a groundbreaking ceremony. [...] Once it's built, the development will include 148...
Company plans $31M factory at Lincoln paper mill site, will employ 100 people
By Charles Eichacker, BDN Staff • September 25, 2019 3:36 pmUpdated: September 25, 2019 7:13 pm A North Carolina company that makes a composite wood material used in construction plans to invest $31 million into opening a new factory in Lincoln that will employ about...
Maine community college enrollment up 6.3% over last year
By Renee Cordes Bucking a nationwide decline in enrollment at two-year public colleges, Maine's seven community colleges attracted more students this year than in 2018, preliminary figures show. Data released on Thursday shows a 6.3% jump in enrollment at Maine's...
Photos: Foundation work begins at Lockwood Hotel in Waterville
Excavation will continue to accommodate underground plumbing and other utilities, such as storm drainage structures and piping. https://www.centralmaine.com/2019/09/12/lockwood-hotel-foundation-construction-package/
Anticipation is the delta factor in pre-construction services (Press release: Kinetic Systems Inc.)
Kinetics literally manages a world of new and upgraded plant fabrication projects. Behind those with the most positive outcomes – including reduced organizational and offering (O&O) costs – is inclusion of pre-construction services. This is true, even when...
CMCC announces new faculty members
Marc Gilbert is the department chair for plumbing and heating technology and HVAC/R. He brings many years of experience in working to develop these new programs and guiding the construction of a new lab. He has worked in the industry since 1987, has owned his own...
She gave a Maine contractor $2,700 for a new roof. Now he’s gone.
by Lauren Abbate, BDN StaffThursday, September 19th 2019 UNION, Maine (BDN) -- The owners of Castle Builders Inc. and Union Agway closed their businesses last week without notice, leaving employees without jobs, projects unfinished and customers wondering where their...