“More than $140,000 has already been spent in the state as stakeholders seek a voice in how lawmakers regulate the lucrative recreational industry.”
Source: Portland Press Herald
“The numbers are declining in the state, but there were nearly 3,800 foreclosure filings in 2016, compared with 50 in 2006.”
Source: Portland Press Herald
“The monument in Maine’s north woods is among 22 that are being reviewed to determine whether there was adequate public input before their designation.”
Source: – Portland Press Herald
“Company spokesman Dan Cashman last week said that a boiler leak and wood supply problems during the muddy late spring led the company to close the wood-to-energy plant and analyze their operations.”
Source: BDN Maine
Adding to their history of conflict, he accuses Janet Mills of refusing to represent him in some federal lawsuits, costing the state hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Source: Portland Press Herald
Until the state works out licensing rules, selling pot is still a crime, but the delay is pushing entrepreneurs into a growing underground market.
Source: Portland Press Herald
A proposal backed by some residents of Monhegan would force the relocation of the Aqua Ventus test site, essentially forcing the eight-year project to start from scratch.
Source: Portland Press Herald
A legislative committee split Tuesday over which agencies should license and regulate marijuana businesses in Maine, highlighting the difficult path ahead as the state moves toward retail sales of legal weed.
Source: Portland Press Herald
The owner of the shuttered Great Northern Paper mill in East Millinocket claims a lawsuit from one prospective buyer has prevented it from considering others willing to pay millions.
The companies signed a letter of intent in June 2016 to put the deal in motion, but negotiations stalled and EMEP sued in January to try and force the $1.75 million sale.
Source: BDN Maine
But industry experts also see opportunity in that 3.8 million ton drop in annual wood demand.“We’ve had a rough couple of years in the industry,” said Eric Kingsley, a consultant with Innovative Natural Resource Solutions in Portland. “We’ve lost mills, we’ve lost jobs. There will be more losses coming. But I am, long term, optimistic.”As traditional paper businesses are shifting to growing markets in food packaging and tissue — and as the pellet industry tries to grow its share of the U.S. heating market — others are eyeing new industries to breathe life into the economic engine in Maine’s woods.
Source: BDN Maine