Business & Development

Machias residents were scheduled to decide on February 7 whether to approve a new economic tool that would generate revenue for the town by offering tax credits to businesses making new investments.

“We're trying to revolutionize rural Internet.” This ambitious idea is the goal of Grand Manan-based Crave Technologies, which is run by Howard and Rebecca Small and partner Don Leclair.

After years of waiting, a trial shipment of wood chips to Europe through the Port of Eastport is expected this spring, in the first export use of the Estes Head terminal's $10-million bulk conveyor system that was completed in 2012.

A bill to allow Maine lobster fishermen to haul their traps at night throughout most of the year in the disputed “grey zone” has again drawn attention to the 165-square-kilometre fishing area centered around Machias Seal Island that is claimed by the U.S. and Canada.

The post-colonial community of the St. Croix Valley has always been an international one; it is a relationship long embodied by Calais and St. Stephen in particular. The twin communities grew up together, residents were born on either side depending on the availability of medical facilities...

Downeast Institute (DEI) provided the media a preview of its expanded shellfish hatchery, marine laboratories and new residence hall on June 26, in an event that featured demonstrations and guided tours of the facility, showcasing the $6.