Reductions by the Trump administration continue after Maine was allowed to resettle about half of the 950 refugees allocated last year.
Business
Business news and information from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Roughly 150 workers laid off as Woodland Pulp faces temporary shutdown
The downsizing reflects a global drop in demand for hardwood pulp.
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine travelers anxious over nationwide flight cancellations
At Portland International Jetport, at least 96% of flights are connected to 15 major airports directly impacted by FAA-required cancellations.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Drought wilts Maine’s apple and blueberry yields
This year’s extreme weather led to a 50% drop in production among Maine’s biggest apple growers and a 30% decline among wild blueberry farmers.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland jetport warns of flight cancellations after FAA cuts air traffic at 40 airports
The Federal Aviation Administration is reducing air traffic by 10% at 40 ‘high-volume’ airports across the country, including Boston’s Logan, potentially impacting thousands of flights.
Posted inBusiness, Food, News
East Bayside’s Orange Bike Brewing holding food drives
The collections are part of a three-day anniversary event.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
New business-based coalition forms to address Maine’s housing shortage
Build Homes Build Community is a statewide group of business leaders, nonprofits, trade associations and others that will advocate for pro-housing policies and encourage Mainers to support home construction in their communities.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine reshuffles money to pay for heating aid held up by federal shutdown
MaineHousing is temporarily moving $2.2 million from other programs to help some residents pay for heating costs.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
UNE launches buoy off Camp Ellis to collect local storm and climate data
The data will help a coastal Saco neighborhood prone to flooding prepare for a wetter, stormier future.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Wiscasset loses ARPA funding after data center proposal, confusion
The town’s plan to build affordable housing got muddled when a developer expressed interest in building an AI data center at the same site.