An analysis from University of Southern Maine’s Center for Business and Economic Research found Bath Iron Works supported more than $1.8 billion in economic output in 2021, thanks in part to the shipyard’s push to draw out-of-state workers, a strategy labor experts say could help solve the problem of Maine’s shrinking workforce.
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Rachel Talbot Ross becomes first Black speaker of Maine House
The new legislative session began on a historic note with the Portland Democrat getting sworn in 50 years after father became the state’s first Black lawmaker.
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Continental Mill housing project moving ahead in Lewiston
Construction of the Picker House Lofts, 72 units at the center of the Continental Mill complex, is expected to begin in early 2023.
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Legislative leaders vow to tackle housing crisis
Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives and Senate say the state’s housing crisis, coupled with the loss of federal funding for rental assistance, must be a priority for the incoming Legislature.
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UMaine to unveil world’s first bio-based 3D printed house
BioHome3D is being pitched as a potential solution to the housing crisis that could someday be used to build apartment complexes.
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Facing housing shortage, Midcoast towns promote ‘mother-in-law suites’
Bath and Brunswick have both held public information sessions promoting accessory dwelling units, commonly known as “granny flats” or “mother-in-law suites,” this fall, as communities around the state combat a housing shortage.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston council approves financing agreement for Choice Neighborhoods development
The tax-increment financing and federal HOME funds will bolster the 82-unit project as developers close in on construction.
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Lewiston’s planned 244-unit housing development still awaits groundbreaking
The Residence at Great Falls, on Avon Street, was originally slated for completion in the spring of 2022. Heading into 2023, there’s no sign that a groundbreaking is eminent.
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Housing shortage leaves some Washington County residents scrambling
The pinch is wide-ranging: Even doctors, a college dean and a city manager have been affected, along with those in desperate need of finding affordable homes.
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Auburn secures grant to encourage more rental housing
The program, with the addition of $250,000 from MaineHousing, is meant to increase the supply of affordable housing in Auburn.