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Peter McGuire
Peter McGuire is a business reporter covering Maine trade, transportation and tourism. A proud native of the western Maine mountains, there is a good chance he’d rather be playing outside. Peter has covered local news for Maine newspapers in Oxford County, Brunswick, Waterville and Portland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Boston University. He lives in Biddeford with his wife Stephanie and brown rescue dog named Emmy Lou.
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Thanksgiving travel expected to be down sharply in Maine, New England
Residents of Maine and surrounding states are expected to stay home in unusually large numbers because of the worsening pandemic.
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Maine employers receive state emergency grants worth almost $54 million
Roughly 1,200 small businesses and nonprofit organizations will receive federally funded payments to cover payroll and other expenses.
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Maine’s post-lockdown job recovery continues to taper off
October was the slowest month for job recovery in Maine since businesses reopened this spring.
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Unemployment claims remain high in Maine
More than 2,500 residents applied for state and federal jobless benefits in the second week of November.
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Some employers plan to pay Portland’s new hazard wage
City Hall has said it will not enforce a new $18 emergency minimum wage until 2022, but businesses fear a delay would leave them open to lawsuits.
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Pandemic strands thousands of Mainers in long-term unemployment
There’s a wide variety of jobs available in Maine, but concerns about COVID-19, child care challenges and other issues are keeping them out of reach for many.
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State emergency grant recipients to begin receiving checks next week
About $105 million awarded to about 2,300 small businesses and nonprofits will start going out soon, economic development officials say.
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Unemployment claims remain high in Maine as virus cases spike
Roughly 2,500 residents filed new jobless claims or reopened previous claims last week, while another 44,000 continuing claims were filed.
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Portland chamber says minimum wage increase could devastate businesses
Proponents say the increase to $15 by 2024 will help women and people of color, but many employers are concerned that a hazard pay provision requiring time-and-a-half pay during a declared emergency will put them out of business.