Portland Press Herald - Mon February 20, 2023
Portland, Maine, Board Approves Construction of 179-Room Hotel Next to City Hall
The city planning board in Portland, Maine, approved plans for a 179-room hotel Feb. 14 as part of a major redevelopment of the block on Congress Street just east of City Hall. The Portland Press Herald reported that board members voted unanimously to approve a site plan for the hotel, which makes up Phase I of the Herald Square project at 385 Congress St....
Mainebiz - Mon February 20, 2023
VIDEO: Major Expansion Getting Under Way at Maine's Popular Sugarloaf Ski Resort
Sugarloaf, the popular ski area in west-central Maine's Carrabassett Valley, is starting work on what is being called the largest development project on the resort's properties in 25 years, Mainebiz reported Feb....
American Loggers Council - Wed February 08, 2023
PLC of Maine Raises Record $262,403 for Log-a-Load for Kids in 2022
The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine raised a record $262,403 for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in Maine in 2022 through its annual Log A Load for Maine Kids fundraising efforts....
WCSH-TV News Center Maine - Mon February 06, 2023
Construction On International Bridge in Maine Passes Halfway Mark, To Finish This Fall
Officials in charge of building the new international bridge connecting Madawaska, Maine, and Edmundston, New Brunswick, said recently that the project is on schedule and should reach its completion this fall....
Maine Department of Transportation & WGME-TV - Thu February 02, 2023
Maine Can Move Ahead With Plans to Replace Decaying Frank J. Wood Bridge
A plan to replace a deteriorating and historic bridge on Maine's Midcoast is moving forward, the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) announced Jan. 30. The agency said that it had received a final determination from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that allows the state to replace the Frank J....
Mainebiz - Wed February 01, 2023
Lewiston, Maine's Tallest Building to Convert from Office to Residential Space
After changing ownership three times in three years, the latest owner of the narrow Professional Building at 145 Lisbon St. in Lewiston, Maine, plans to convert the structure from office to residential use....
The Lincoln County News - Wed January 18, 2023
Bristol, Maine, Selects Portland Contractor to Build School Renovation, Addition
A contract for more than $6.4 million to build an addition and renovation project at Bristol, Maine's Consolidated School was won by Portland's Optimum Construction Co. during a meeting of the Bristol School Committee on Jan....
Bustler.net & Maine Monitor - Tue January 17, 2023
Portland, Maine's $100M Art Museum Expansion to Utilize Mass Timber
A Portland, Ore., design firm has been chosen to create the expansion of the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) all the way across the country in Maine's largest city. LEVER Architecture recently was named the winner in the much-heralded international competition to design the $100 million project that will add approximately 60,000 sq....
Piscataquis Observer & WABI-TV - Tue January 10, 2023
Federal Funding Package to Help Upgrade Small Towns Like Greenville, Maine
The omnibus funding package recently passed by Congress includes more than $308 million for nearly 200 projects across Maine, including a few in the town of Greenville in the state's Highlands Region....
Designboom & UMaine - Mon January 09, 2023
UMaine Builds World's First 3D-Printed Home Built With Bio-Based Products
The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) is behind the building of BioHome3D, the world's first 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based materials such as wood flour, or fine sawdust, mixed with a binder made from corn....
