Business & Development

Patrons of Havey and Wilson's pharmacy must have their prescriptions filled elsewhere after April 27. After almost 30 years as owner, pharmacist Dana Fickett of Perry says declining profits have forced him to close his Eastport drugstore.

After laying off workers at its oriented strand board (OSB) mill in Baileyville last November, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) announced that it was permanently closing the facility on April 15.

Nexamp, a community solar energy company, has four solar energy farms in the works in Eastport, Pembroke, Lubec and Cutler, with the Cutler and Pembroke projects expected to be online in early to mid 2024.

While recent aquaculture proposals in Maine have been mired in controversy, a Cooke Aquaculture subsidiary has not received any significant opposition to its plans to build a $72-million land-based hybrid salmon facility in Bayside, New Brunswick, just across the St.

Federal Marine Terminals, which has operated the Eastport port terminal since 1981, is being acquired by a Canadian stevedoring company, but port operations are not expected to change with the new ownership. Logistec Stevedoring Inc. is acquiring the Canadian and U.S.

A number of municipalities in Washington County have been taking matters into their own hands when it comes to envisioning broadband service to meet their needs in an affordable and reliable manner that also provides high and symmetrical upload and download speeds.