Remote work made it possible for more people to live here. It has helped the state but is straining it, too.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
How Maine is creating homes in forgotten and unlikely places
Faced with a vexing housing crisis, Mainers are finding ways to build homes in abandoned and undeveloped spaces. But costs, public opposition and an uncertain economy are impeding progress.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston panel speaks on ‘Building Hope’ around homelessness
Local advocates and service providers held a discussion Wednesday night at the Franco Center following the showing of a documentary on homelessness in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Uncategorized
Mainers call on lawmakers to protect renters, boost housing production
The Legislature’s Housing and Economic Development Committee heard from renters, advocates, landlords and developers during a daylong hearing on the state’s housing crisis.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine takes first step toward more accurately tracking efforts to resolve housing crisis
A bill to require Maine cities and towns to report annual home construction data is headed for the House — but without bipartisan support or a mandate that all municipalities participate.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
How can Maine fix its housing crisis? A new report has dozens of ideas
The 83-page breakdown creates a roadmap for lawmakers on incentivizing development, collecting data and assembling a workforce to build the thousands of units the state desperately needs.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Auburn eyes housing project to address homelessness, hunger and poverty
The project is modeled after Preble Street’s ‘housing first’ programs in Portland, which officials said have been effective in getting chronically homeless back on their feet.
Posted inMaine, News
Sale of Augusta’s Howell House has residents worried
Services have been cut back in anticipation of a sale, and the seniors who live there say the housing complex is failing in its mission.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills
The biggest Sun Journal stories of 2024 include the highs and lows
Reflecting both the lows and the highs of the year, we highlight the area’s biggest news stories of 2024.
Posted inBusiness, News
To improve economy, Maine must address struggling youth and high cost of living, report finds
A prolonged worker shortage is holding back the state economy, according the Maine Economic Growth Council and Maine Development Foundation.