Business and Economy

Central Maine Power on Wednesday put forward several initiatives to repair its damaged image, including a new fund to help ratepayers with billing complaints and a partnership with Efficiency Maine to help customers reduce energy costs.

State lawmakers and union officials are expressing concerns about the proposed sale of the state's second-largest electric utility, Emera Maine, to a small Canadian company called Enmax.

Maine utilities regulators announced Tuesday that they will delay a decision on a requested rate increase from Central Maine Power until after investigations into billing and metering issues end.

A Honolulu-based company with offices in Portland and Orono, Maine, has been awarded an $8 million Navy contract to design safer hulls and hybrid-electric propulsion systems for small high-speed boats.

The vast majority of U.S. fish stocks were at sustainable levels in 2018, and the number of U.S. fish stocks subject to overfishing remains at a near-all time low.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is launching a voucher program for up to 25 greater Portland youth who are aging out of the foster care system.

Acadia National Park is saddled with hundreds of deferred maintenance projects that officials say will cost an estimated $65.8 million the park doesn't have.

A potential class action lawsuit involving Electricity Maine, one of the state’s largest private electricity sellers, is on a 75-day hiatus as the parties pursue settlement discussions, according to a document filed in federal court.