Treeline Inc. in Chester, Godfrey Forest Products in Jay and Tanbark in Saco will receive funding for innovative projects.
Kelley Bouchard
Staff Writer
Kelley writes about some of the most critical aspects of Maine’s economy and future growth, including transportation, immigration, retail and small business, commercial development and tourism, with emphasis on consumer issues, sustainability and minority ownership. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, education, history, human rights, health and elder care, the environment and the housing crisis. A Maine native and University of Maine graduate, she was a college intern for two summers at the former Lewiston Evening Journal. She previously worked at the Ipswich Chronicle, Beverly Times and Salem Evening News in Massachusetts. Favorite pastimes include gardening, cooking for family and friends, streaming foreign TV series and kayaking at camp.
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MEMIC workers’ comp premiums reduced more than 15%
The rate reduction will save more than 17,500 Maine employers as much as $31 million in total workers’ comp costs, which are among the highest in the nation.
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Man may have suffered fatal medical event along I-295 in Freeport
State and local first responders investigating the incident say the man died at the scene near mile marker 19 on the southbound side of the highway.
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Spike in road fatalities prompts Maine officials to urge driver safety
So far this year, 42 people have died on Maine roads, an increase over 29 deaths at this time in 2023, but the numbers have seesawed up and down since 2020.
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Maine’s First Ship to visit Portland for maintenance, inspection
The Virginia, a reconstruction of a ship built at Popham Colony, is on course to get full Coast Guard passenger certification this fall. This summer, it’s available to carry up to 6 passengers at a time.
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Promotion of Wabanaki cultural tourism gains momentum in Maine
Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, the welcome center at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, is slated to open this summer. Designed in collaboration with Wabanaki leaders, it is one of the first major efforts in the state to boost Indigenous tourism.
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Portland Jetport anticipates 17% passenger increase this summer
Service expansions by Breeze, Frontier and other airlines could push summer passenger numbers to 2 million.
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Advocates for ban on flavored tobacco decry lack of vote in Maine House
The legislation died Thursday, and proponents would have to introduce a new version next legislative session.
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Maine unemployment rate holds steady at 3.3%
The Maine Department of Labor reports little change in job market conditions in March, with non-farm jobs reaching the second-highest number on record.
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Portland’s Amtrak station may move from Thompson’s Point
To shorten trip times, the operator of the Amtrak Downeaster is considering relocating the Portland station to one of 3 sites along St. John Street.