Business

Two longtime Ellsworth businesses are slated to close this summer, with the Sears Hometown Store set to close on July 23rd and Comics Plus slated to close on August 31st.

Hammond Lumber Company announced Wednesday it has acquired EBS Building Supplies, a lumber and building materials company, and all 10 of its coastal locations.

The Brewer and Ellsworth locations are among six Walmart stores in Maine that will be renovated this year.

An Ellsworth night spot has released a funny video for it's establishment. It's sort of a music video for the bar that changes the lyrics of Pink Floyd's "Money" to showcase the businesses events throughout the week.

After 10 years at the Bangor Mall, the Build-A-Bear Workshop will be closing on Sunday, December 31st.

Congratulations to First National Bank and Its Employees! First National Bank Is One of 6 Governor's Award for Business Excellence Recipients

Heart of Ellsworth will be operating its 2nd Annual Holiday Marketplace, opening November 16th at the Former J&B Atlantic building on Main Street in downtown Ellsworth.

A new retro candy shop has opened in Ellsworth, next to The Grand on 169 Main Street in Ellsworth. Sugar Mags, a family owned business by Sarah, Jesse and 3 year old Marguerite "Mags" Bowden. The store opened on Saturday, October 28th and handed out over 1100 pieces of candy to tri…

The Trailhead Cafe on Cottage Street in Bar Harbor will be closed on Monday, October 9th and into part of Tuesday, October 10th as a result of a broken pipe.

The Ellsworth American announced on Thursday, August 24th that Liz Graves has been named Managing Editor of the Mount Desert Islander, replacing Earl Brechlin who is leaving after 16 years at the helm of the paper to become the Communications Director for the Friends of Acadia.