Business & Development

The owners of the pulp mill in Woodland are aiming to increase production by 15% or more in order to improve the stability and profitability of the operation.

Connors Bros. Ltd. laid off 30 of its 880 workers at its Blacks Harbour sardine plant on February 1 as a cost-saving measure in the face of increased global competition. According to Ron Schindler, executive vice president and managing director of Connors Bros.' Clover Leaf Seafood Company...

The message to lawmakers from small-business owners from Washington and Hancock counties was clear: regulations need to keep small business owners in mind by reducing paperwork, streamlining and making consistent application and permitting processes...

Calais LNG is requesting another extension of time -- to January 15 -- in its application before the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) -- this time so the company can both finalize negotiations with a new financial backer and renew its option on a parcel of land for the terminal...

Seafood lovers will soon have a new option to please their palates: four different seafood pies of the Maine Fresh line of foods produced by the Trescott-based Cobscook Bay Company LLC.

David Marlow of Marlow Yachts came to discuss his yacht-building dream for Eastport during a workshop with the city council. The city will investigate the potential sale of city property, the facility that currently houses the Boat School.