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They need to bring us in. They really need to sell a new arena and it's economic benefits to the public. Thinking back, did Joe B. really do a good enough job of doing that as far as the failed Lincoln Center project was concerned?

Patrick, unfortunately Baldacci will crush the competition this coming November. Most people don't see through Baldacci, that he is nothing more than a professional politician who gets his face in front of the camera/media as often as possible (the past 6 months) to appear like he is actually...

Portland could easily support a 10,000 seat arena. I doubt the Pirates would fill that many seats very often, but top act concerts, UMaine Hockey, NCAA Hockey Regionals, Celtics exhibition, etc. would sell out. My hope is that Joe Boulos resurrects the Lincoln Center project, gets...

I agree w/ Dan in Saco completely. Why can't these fools see/agree that the only option is a new arena! Retrofitting the existing Civic Center to the tune of $30 to $45 million dollars would be absolutely foolish. it would just be a cobbled together piece of shit without luxury boxes and it...

What about the Lincoln Square project? Do the Chamber guys know something we don't? I thought that project was D-E-A-D! At least as long as Baldscratchy is in office which will be another 4 years. My guess is that we will have a new arena by the year 2012 at the earliest.

Re: Lincoln Center got private funding!Groundbreaking in spr Patrick's probably at the Dick Cheney fundraiser in Cape Eliz. today!

I am told that the "Westin" Condo/Hotel project is all but dead and that the property is up for sale. What a bummer, I used to think that project was a sure thing.

Well, you have seen waht a lousy Democrat has done, a lousy Republican couldn't do much worse and I am sure would be much more in tune w/ economic development than Baldacci is.

Unfortunately, Baldacci will win fairly easy. So that means no Lincoln Square project (Civic Center/Convention Ctr./Off. Bldg./Hotel) for at least another 4 + years. Baldacci has done very little for the State in his first 4 years in office, but unfortunately most people don't get that.

Word I got from someone involved in the Commercial Real Estate world downtown Portland is that the Proc. Group pretty much now hates M. Liberty and wants him out. What I am told is the Westin won't happen anytime in the near future. I am also told that Waterview will probably never get built...

Yeh, but there are more brick cube buildings slated for Marginal Way!! Anyhow, I am told that Cohen's bldg. is on the market for I think $12.5 mil. and there is alot of interest. The plans I saw for 3 PS were very prelim./basic. Pretty much an Architects hand drawn elevations & plan views...

I am told that the building Cohen owns in Portland (I think it's at 477 Congress St.) is up for sale. Maybe it's to help ($$) get the Waterview project going. Personally, I would be very surprised to see Waterview go up anytime soon. Hope I am wrong. Also, I am told that Procaccianti Group...

It should be the new mascot for Maine Democrats instead of the Donkey!

I drove past the new bridge being constructed over the Penobscot River in Bucksport last week. Very, very impressive project. I would have to say it's the most substantial construction project built in the State over the last 10 years (unless you want to count the Turnpike widening). Check it...

The Public Market was Elizabeth Noyes dream and w/ her passing away several years ago, I am certain that Owen Wells (Libra Foundation President) being the prudent business man that he is, has looked at the huge drain $$ on the Libra Foundation coffers by subsidizing the PM and has also realized...

Oh, they were anxious to dump the Market!

The Libra Foundation (from what I am told - very reliable source) used to lose close to 1 million per year on the Public Market. The Restaurant at the PM pays absolutely nothing for a lease. Libra basically subsidized the restaurant space so that their WOULD be a restaurant in the Public...

Have you ever been in the building that they are in (other than the lobby)? It's nothing special, quite old and in need of a total interior retrofit job. I would say that Pierce Atwood being the firm that they are, they want a new upscale building to call home.

It's the law firm. Others are interested too, but I don't know who they are. I have always been told that Portland is very difficult/frustrating to deal with as far as getting anything built/completed, etc. To many liberals to deal with if you ask me, who don't want to offend anybody by...