Business & Development

Are they or aren't they? Stolt Sea Farm officials say that negotiations for Cooke Aquaculture of St. George to acquire Stolt's operations in Maine and New Brunswick have ended, but Cooke spokesmen maintain talks are still continuing.

As part of a series of community meetings, Dean Girdis and Robert Wyatt of Downeast LNG held a meeting July 28 in Eastport to discuss the company's plans to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at Mill Cove in the community of Robbinston.

About 25 people attended an informational session on August 4 to discuss the Robbinston Inland Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Storage Project proposed by Quoddy Bay LLC.

A proposal to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Robbinston brings to two the number of sites being considered in Washington County. On July 11, Downeast LNG announced its plans to build an LNG terminal at Mill Cove in Robbinston.

Quoddy Bay LLC announced on July 18 that the company plans to develop the Robbinston Inland Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Storage Project and will seek approval for the construction of three LNG storage tanks in Robbinston.

Baileyville voters will be asked to approve a $2.5 million bond package as conduit financing for Ecomelt Corporation for a project that could ultimately employ as many as 400 people. The town meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 3, at the Woodland Elementary School.