Professional Logging Contractors of Maine - Thu March 28, 2019
Maine Releases Logger, Log Trucker Industry, Wage Report
Maine is facing a shortage of loggers and log truckers that will grow and could hinder the growth of the $8.5 billion forest products industry in the state if wage growth does not occur, an occupational analysis released March 14 concludes....
Associated Press - Thu March 28, 2019
Border Wall Could Grab $200M From Portsmouth Shipyard
KITTERY, MAINE (AP) The Defense Department's list of projects that could be cut to fund President Donald Trump's wall at the southern border includes more than $200 million of projects that are aimed at making Portsmouth Naval Shipyard more efficient in refueling and overhauling nuclear-powered submarines....
MDOT - Thu March 14, 2019
Preferred Alternative Selected for Falls Bridge in Blue Hill
Over the past 20 months, the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and a local Bridge Advisory Committee have reviewed alternatives for the renewal of the Route 175 crossing over the Salt Pond in Blue Hill....
Associated Press - Thu March 14, 2019
Portland Planning Board Approves Hospital Expansion
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Officials in Portland, Maine, have approved the final phase of a proposed $525 million hospital expansion project. The Portland Planning Board on Dec. 17 unanimously approved Maine Medical Center's plan for a 265,000-sq.-ft....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu February 28, 2019
Reed & Reed Leads Nearly $40M Toll Plaza Construction Project in Maine
The Maine Turnpike Authority has initiated a project that will relocate a toll plaza on the Maine Turnpike and expand it into a facility with 15 toll booths, including six E-Z pass center lanes. The $39.5 million project started in November and will be completed in June 2021....
Southern Maine Health Care - Thu February 28, 2019
SMHC Announces Transformative Plan to Expand
Southern Maine Health Care (SMHC) announced plans to significantly enhance and expand the scope of health services it offers in Sanford to better meet the health needs of the local community and of greater York County....
Stantec - Thu February 14, 2019
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Picks Stantec for $35M Critical Infrastructure Design
Global design firm Stantec has been awarded more than $35 million in assignments for planning and preliminary design of a multi-mission dry dock and other upgrades at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, Maine....
Department of Defense - Thu February 14, 2019
KBE Building Corp. Lands Contract for Portsmouth Clinic
A new medical and dental clinic is being constructed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. KBE Building Corp. , Farmington, Conn., has been awarded the $30.2 million firm-fixed-price contract. Work will be performed in Kittery, Maine, and is expected to be completed by January 2021....
AASHTO Journal - Thu February 14, 2019
Report: Maine Should Consider Transportation Overhaul
Clean-energy advocacy group Acadia Center released a report on in mid-December, dubbed the "Memo to the Next Governor of Maine," that claims modernizing the state's transportation system alone could produce more than $3.8 billion in new economic benefits, add 8,700 new jobs, and create $2.3 billion in public health and other benefits....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Thu February 14, 2019
Lane Construction Seeks Corps Permit to Expand Rock Quarry
Lane Construction Corporation is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with the expansion of an existing rock quarry in Bangor, Maine....
