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The Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority is finalizing its acquisition of the former Irving Tannery in Hartland, the first property added to the land bank since it launched in 2024. mainebiz.biz/article/main...
Maine Redevelopment Land Bank acquires former Hartland Tannery
Through a partnership with the town, the land bank will work to stabilize the long-vacant leather processing facility, address site conditions and prepare the property for future reinvestment.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Maine businesses are divided over calls for workplaces and schools nationwide to shut down this Friday to protest immigration raids and killings by federal immigration officials in Minneapolis. mainebiz.biz/article/main...
Maine businesses divided on planned nationwide shutdown to protest ICE
Some businesses plan to stay closed this Friday during a national day of "no school, no working and no shopping", while others are taking a different tack.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:31 PM
@jacksonlab.bsky.social, a genetics and genomic medicine organization headquartered in Bar Harbor, was awarded up to $30.6 million over three years to create digital heart models, with a goal to better predict the safety and effectiveness of drug treatments. www.mainebiz.biz/article/jack...
Jackson Lab awarded $30M to create digital heart model
The Bar Harbor lab is the first research institution in Maine to be awarded a grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, or ARPA-H.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Farming kelp is an expensive endeavor, in some scenarios costing about $2,618 per metric ton. But a new tool developed in Maine could help trim that cost to $383. www.mainebiz.biz/article/tech...
Tech tool could 'kelp' Maine seaweed farmers slash costs
In a hypothetical scenario, a detailed analysis of dozens of design and operational factors helps farmers cut costs by 85%.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM