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Business & Development

2011

High catches erased by low lobster prices

Unusually good catches -- up perhaps 30% -- are being wiped out by unusually low prices -- down by a dollar or more per pound -- for lobster fishermen in southwest New Brunswick, following the start of the season on November 8.

2011

Walmart expansion and Label Shopper to join mix in Calais

Two retail business developments in Calais are ending the year on a positive note. The discount clothing store Label Shopper is expected to open in mid‐November.

2011

Woodland Pulp weighs plans for LP mill

The corporate owner of the pulp mill in Baileyville has acquired from the Louisiana-Pacific (LP) Corporation the former oriented-strand board (OSB) mill that is next to the pulp mill.

2011

Company seeks to increase options for renewable energy

Two Maine men have added a new company, Electricity Maine, to their roster of KEAN Engineering and KEAN Energy as a part of their entrepreneurial vision of renewable energy business development in the state.

2011

Marlow decides not to purchase Eastport property

David Marlow of Marlow Yachts has decided not to purchase city-owned property at Deep Cove Road in Eastport for a yacht repair or production facility with a possible boatbuilding educational component.

2011

Slaughterhouse to aid farmers

A large man with a kind smile, Clayton Blake is the sort of person who instills trust. In his business this trait is important.

2011

Pulp mill’s switch to natural gas may save $12 million annually

Woodland Pulp LLC plans to begin construction of a natural gas line to power its mill in Baileyville in early June. The mill's owners expect to be able to recoup the $12 million cost for the new gas line in one year, through avoided costs for oil payments.