2022
Lobstermen struggle with low price, high costs
Downeast lobstermen have been feeling the pinch of a significant price drop from last year and haven't been able to fish some days, as dealers weren't buying lobsters.
Business & Development
2022
Pembroke possible site for mine tailings facility
Pembroke land owned or under option by the mining company Wolfden Resources Corporation is listed in a rezoning petition as a possible site for a tailings management facility (TMF).
2022
Calais ends city loan program designed to develop business
After more than two decades, the City of Calais is ending its Economic Development Loan Fund, a program that oversaw the distribution and management of more than $2.8 million across 85 loans for Calais businesses.
2022
Shipping downturn leads to layoffs for port's longshoremen
Almost all of the remaining longshoremen who work at the Port of Eastport are being laid off this month, as the downturn in shipping continues.
2021
Partnerships build workforce development pathways
The pandemic has created challenges with how work is conducted, with changes seen around the globe and locally. In Washington County there is a noticeable shortage of skilled workers in many areas, including healthcare, automotive technology and electrical and plumbing services.
2021
Transformational opportunities highlighted at economic summit
After a year and a half that brought dramatic change to the country as a whole, Washington County is combining its time honed ability to harness its resources with new technological developments to effectively adapt to a shifting future.
2021
Bayside firm's rail line at center of legal storm
A specially-built, 100-foot, dead-end rail line at the Port of Bayside, just across the St. Croix River from the Red Beach section of Calais, is at the center of legal action being brought by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that involves the largest penalty ever for violating the U.S.