Oct 20, 2011 | Business News, Call to Action, LePage Administration, News
By Kevin Miller, BDN Staff HOLDEN, Maine — Maine’s conservation commissioner said Wednesday that he believes state government and the diverse groups invested in the future of Maine’s vast natural resources can do a better job balancing preservation and economic...
Oct 14, 2011 | News, PLC Members in the News
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff One of Maine’s pioneering logging environmental programs will get international recognition, possibly for the first time, when a group of Japanese logging contractors visits the state for three days next week and tours several logging...
Aug 22, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Environmental, News
By Kevin Miller, BDN Staff ELLSWORTH, Maine — A new report commissioned by the state suggests that Maine can significantly increase logging of softwood trees over the next 20 years, providing a boost to the wood products industry while still maintaining a healthy,...
Aug 19, 2011 | Business Impact, National Park, News
MILLINOCKET, Maine — Federal feasibility studies recommend against 50 percent of the proposed parks they study, and the dimensions of Roxanne Quimby’s proposed North Woods National Park would be controlled by laws and legislatures, not bureaucrats bent on controlling...
Jun 27, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Industry News, LePage Administration, Maine House, News, PLC Members in the News
MILLINOCKET, Maine — A lack of wood is one of several logjams preventing a Chinese investor from buying both Katahdin region paper mills for $1, one of the area’s state representatives says, though industry insiders say the wood’s affordability might be the real...
