Business and Economy

The cold, wet, spring has pushed back the harvest in Maine for both high-bush and wild blueberries.

David Handley, vegetable and small fruit specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, says it’s between 10 days and 2 weeks late. He says in Maine, cultivated high-bush blueberries are almost exclusively a pick-your-own product and because of the rough winter, there are some places where the crop is down quite a bit.

The federal government has awarded the Maine Department of Transportation $36 million toward replacement of the aging bridge connecting Madawaska, Maine, and Edmundston, New Brunswick, on the St. John River. The money is expected to cover almost half the cost of a new Madawaska-Edmundston International Bridge, which will sit about 1,300 feet upriver from the existing structure.

PORTLAND, Maine - The Maine Outdoor Brands alliance has hired its first full-time executive director.

FREEPORT, Maine - L.L. Bean is poised to open its first store in Canada. The Maine-based retailer announced Thursday that the 13,000-square-foot store will open Aug. 23 in Oakville Place, just outside of Toronto.

The Maine Medical Association has named an attorney as its new leader.

A Maine company has been named the official ice cream of the New England Patriots.

CONCORD, N.H. - The New Hampshire Supreme Court is set to rule on whether a state committee erred when it rejected a controversial project that would have brought hydropower from Canada to markets in southern New England.

BAR HARBOR, Maine - Ongoing construction has further pushed back the start date for ferry service between Maine and Nova Scotia.

BELFAST, Maine - A Maine judge says a city that is working with an aquaculture developer on a large project did not break the law when it changed a land use plan to let the development move forward.