A New Hampshire development company is proposing turning a former Sanford mill into a mixed residential and commercial development.
A New Hampshire development company is proposing turning a former Sanford mill into a mixed residential and commercial development.
Retail sales in June grew more than 4% over the same month in 2010, fueled by jumps in building supply and business operating sales.
Total taxable retail sales in June were $1.7 billion, a 4.3% increase over the same month last year, according to the Maine State Planning Office. Building supply sales grew 12.5% over June 2010, likely due to last year's drop following the expiration of federal homebuyer tax credits. Business operating sales, mostly out-of-state purchases by Maine businesses, grew 8.6%, while auto and transportation sales also saw big gains of 3.9%.
Total sales for the last three months, April through June, are 2.3% higher than the same three-month period a year ago. For more, see "By the numbers," below.
PORTLAND — Just beyond the chain-link fence that runs along Franklin Street, there sits a neighborhood that time has seemingly forgot.Behind the graffiti-strewn Rite Aid, there are several dilapidated apartment complexes. Some are occupied with tenants, but several are vacant and boarded up.A few of those vacant apartment buildings are located on Hampshire, Federal and Newbury streets, where Donald Sussman, the husband of Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, owns six of the seven properties
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