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Downtown Oakland candy shop to expand as it relocates across Main Street

Candy Hollow, which opened in 2017 at 47 Main St. in Oakland, will reopen Tuesday in a space more than twice the size at 54 Main St....

December 1, 2019

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PR: Local Confectioner Candy Hollow Relocates, Expands in Downtown Oakland

OAKLAND – Local confectionery shoppe Candy Hollow is proud to announce that it is expanding its presence in downtown Oakland and...

November 26, 2019

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Colby tops off Lockwood Hotel in Waterville

A topping-off ceremony was held Monday morning for Colby College’s Lockwood Hotel in Waterville. The $26 million project is expected...

November 25, 2019

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Jumpstart Maine college students prepare their business pitches for a shot at $25,000

A group of Central Maine students are getting ready to seize the opportunity....

November 11, 2019

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Millennial leaders featured in new Central Maine Growth Council project

A montage of those featured in the Central Maine Growth Council’s MIllennials Investing in Mid-Maine project....

October 31, 2019

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Waterville siblings purchase another building downtown

Tom and Tracy Nale buy 99 Main St., the former Al Corey music building adjacent to the Arnold Block that the siblings bought in spring...

October 22, 2019

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Report: Colby College’s recent investments producing big results

Independent analysis of the economic impact from the college’s investments, both on campus and in the city, shows that from 2014 to...

October 15, 2019

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Unique fund features incentives to invest in Waterville’s growing downtown

They say it’s one of the first economic development corporation-owned funds in the country....

October 8, 2019

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Press Release: Downtown Waterville Launches Qualified Opportunity Fund to Attract Investment in its Opportunity Zone

WATERVILLE, ME – Central Maine Growth Council (CMGC) is proud to announce its launch of one of the first economic development...

September 25, 2019

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Inside the new Waterville Opportunity Zone ‘megafund’

Main Street in Waterville, part of the city’s Opportunity Zone. The Central Maine Growth Council has created the Elm City Opportunity...

September 25, 2019

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