2006
Cooke vows to reopen Maine salmon plant
Cooke Aquaculture Inc. is committed to reopening a processing plant in Maine, either in Machiasport or Eastport, by December 2007, according to Glenn Cooke, CEO of the company.
Business & Development
2006
Creative Apparel workers face uncertainty with layoff decision
Workers at the Creative Apparel plant in Eastport were informed during the week of July 31 that they will be laid off, at least temporarily, because of a drop in orders...
2006
Cutler project gets approval for feasibility study
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has granted approval to Tidewalker Associates to conduct a feasibility study for a combined tidal power plant and LNG terminal at the U.S. Navy antenna station in Cutler.
2006
Engineers predict tidal energy could run county homes
Harnessing the mega tides of the Fundy region to generate electricity is hardly a new idea. But submerging "windmills" and using the tidal stream rather than air currents to push the blades around is a recent technology -- one that the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)...
2006
Cutler eyed for LNG and tidal energy project
A new proposal has been added to the list of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects put forward for Washington County, this one a combined tidal power plant and LNG terminal at the Navy antenna station in Cutler.
2006
Governor offers heritage museum, Boat School hope
Governor John Baldacci came to Washington County on April 22 in his role as cheerleader-in-chief for Maine business.
2006
Challenge to eliminate ISA issued at fish health workshop
At the recent Northeast Farmed Fish Health Management Workshop, Glenn Cooke, CEO of Cooke Aquaculture, laid down a challenge for the salmon farming industry, fish health researchers and government, stating, "We cannot manage ISA; it can and must be eliminated."