Waterfront
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PublishedNovember 4, 2021
Custom House Wharf to be sold after 200 years of family ownership
The wharf in Portland is home to several restaurants and other businesses, and includes dock space for lobster boats.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2021
Long-discussed Portland cold storage project headed for fall groundbreaking
The latest developers of the planned facility said the estimated price has risen from $30 million to $40 million because of increasing construction costs.
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PublishedJune 24, 2021
Maine Voices: Water-based nonprofits need space on Portland’s eastern waterfront
A commitment to community water access should help shape a proposal to create a harborfront park.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2021
Proposal reworks Portland’s eastern waterfront into a public ‘gift’
A group led by former Director of State Planning Richard Barringer calls for adding plazas, gardens, a playground and a public landing to the more than 10 acres between the Maine State Pier and the former Portland Company property.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2021
Storm barriers, elevation recommended to fight New Jersey back bay flooding
Governments in Maine, Massachusetts, California and Florida are among those that also have grappled with the issue, which gets less attention than flooding on beachfronts.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2020
Federal $4.1 million grant to improve International Marine Terminal in Portland
The money will be used to link Merrill's Marine Terminal and the International Marine Terminal, consolidate cross-docking activities, renovate a vacant warehouse and add capacity for container operations.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2020
Feds again deny request for money to pay for Portland Harbor dredging
Harbor interests have been seeking federal money to help pay for dredging around the piers and wharves for 3 decades.
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PublishedJune 2, 2020
Marine engineering firm expands to Portland waterfront
Navatek, a global marine systems engineering firm, has moved into 4,800 square feet of new laboratory and shop space on West Commercial Street.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2020
Developers revive plans for cold-storage facility on Portland waterfront
A consortium of private companies plans to build a freezer warehouse for $25 million to $30 million to expand Maine's only shipping container terminal.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2020
Portland Co. property developers propose new business, tax district
The Portland Foreside Development Co. says it needs city help financing as much as $70 million in public improvements to help its ambitious business district plans.