Business & Development

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.

Local economic development leaders are pleased with the news that Baileyville, Calais and the contiguous census tract comprised of Whiting, Dennysville, Pembroke, Baring and Meddybemps have been placed in the federally designated opportunity zone program.

A salmon farming company's illegal use last summer of a pesticide to treat for sea lice at Head Harbour, Campobello, has angered fishermen, who are also upset with how small the fine was for the infraction.