As retaliatory tariffs go in place, the highly integrated economies between the neighbors insulate most companies from ill effects.
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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Price of Maine wild blueberries tumbles to lowest point in more than 30 years
The industry hopes for a comeback amid oversupply, competition from cultivated berries.
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Congestion on I-295 around Portland is getting worse and there’s no easy solution, state report says
The report released Tuesday confirms that the corridor is crowded and, at times, unsafe, and outlines improvements such as longer approach ramps and merge lanes.
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Americold abandons plan to build cold storage building on Portland waterfront
But state and city officials remain confident that a temperature-controlled warehouse will eventually be built on state-owned land near the International Marine Terminal.
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Caribou man gets five years in prison for possessing child porn
Ryan T. Card was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Bangor after pleading guilty in February.
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Mexican man pleads guilty to unlawfully re-entering the U.S.
Fausto Rivera-Rivera was arrested in Clinton in April, and could be jailed for up to two years.
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At I-95 checkpoint, Border Patrol agents question drivers and passengers about citizenship
Agents based in Houlton arrest a Haitian national and make nine drug seizures during the 11 hours they stopped southbound traffic on the interstate in Penobscot County.
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Supreme Court says states can tax online sales, putting Maine in position to collect millions
Officials estimate the state has been losing $20 million a year in sales taxes that online shoppers haven’t been required to pay.
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Seeing ‘eye candy everywhere,’ N.H. helicopter tour company comes to Portland
The owner of Seacoast Helicopter hopes Maine residents and tourists will want to view Portland, Casco Bay and a newly renovated lighthouse 11 miles off the coast.
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Sanford police find man, 76, who went missing
Paul Lasante, who suffers from dementia, walked away from his home near Route 4 Saturday afternoon.