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The transfer, expected to be complete by June, conforms with development goals to preserve conservation land, maintain greenspace and create trail connections.

The gift brings Warren Woods Preserve to over 250 acres of protected forest and wetlands.

Crossroads Holdings wants approval to build 1,000 units of housing and to create a town center for Scarborough.

Construction costs have surged during the pandemic, with labor costs up about 30% and material costs up more than 25%.

Six award alumni share advice they would give their younger selves, leadership lessons from the pandemic and what they see as Maine's biggest economic challenge or opportunity.

The developers of The Downs say they need 1,000 dwellings in a proposed town center to support the restaurants, shops and other businesses they hope to bring to the area.

Industrial unit construction seems to be trending up now in southern Maine. In Scarborough, the shovel has hit the ground to build 10 industrial condominium and 10 lease units at the Innovation District at The Downs. “We know that there’s a very, very low amount of inventory on the market right now,” Roccy Risbara, a partner in Crossroads Holdings LLC — developer of the 525-acre Downs project — told Mainebiz. “So we were pretty sure we would see some demand for this style of unit.�...