Apr 23, 2010 | Industry Events, Industry News, Maine Legislation, News
By Beth Daley, Globe Staff | April 22, 2010 Massachusetts is more than quadrupling the amount of forested state land that is off-limits to commercial logging and will sharply limit the use of clear-cutting, according to a plan announced yesterday. The new policy, the...
Apr 23, 2010 | Business News, Federal Regulations, News
The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Nearly 4 million Americans — the vast majority of them middle class — will have to pay a penalty if they don’t get insurance when President Obama’s health care overhaul law kicks in, according to...
Apr 22, 2010 | Maine Regulations, News
A builder who cleared a shoreline lot on Long Lake will likely face fines and may have to replant. By Ann S. Kim akim@mainetoday.com Staff Writer The clearing of a swath of woods along Long Lake in Naples opened up an unobstructed view of the water. It also was a...
Apr 20, 2010 | Business News, Industry News, News, PLC Members in the News
By Nick Sambides Jr. BDN Staff It would be a lie to say that Michael Meholic traveled 426 miles just to have dinner at Pelletier Loggers Family Restaurant Bar and Grill in Millinocket, but it wouldn’t be a terribly large lie. Click Here to Read Entire Story in...
Apr 15, 2010 | Business News, Industry News, News
From Bangor Daily News: By Diana Bowley BDN Staff MONSON, Maine – The Passamaquoddy Tribe is the party that helped stave off a January auction of Moosehead Furniture Co. Tribal members are aggressively working to determine the feasibility of purchasing the...
Apr 14, 2010 | Business Impact, Business News, News
AUGUSTA, Maine—Maine Gov. John Baldacci has signed an order creating a task force to help develop a plan for the state’s possible purchase of a railroad line that’s crucial to many Aroostook County industries. Baldacci’s order was signed Wednesday,...
