Gov. Janet Mills’ Economic Recovery Committee recommends long-term steps and investment to get the state’s businesses and society back on track.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
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 Grains takes innovative leap to expand in downtown Skowhegan
The goal is to provide housing, a space for the farmers market in the winter and to invite entrepreneurs to try out their businesses in a new building adjacent to the gristmill.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Puritan, Cianbro to build second COVID-19 swab factory in Pittsfield
About 200 jobs will be created as a result of $51.2 million in CARES Act funding that will enable Puritan Medical Products of Guilford to develop a second facility in Pittsfield, expanding production of medical-testing swabs.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Waterville Planning Board to consider plans for Colby College performing arts center
The Waterville Planning Board on Monday is scheduled to review preliminary and final plans for the college’s performing arts center on the Mayflower Hill campus, and members are expected to take a vote on the project.
Posted inThe Forecaster
$200M in CARES grants available to small employers
PORTLAND — A major funding source is now available for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Small businesses and non-profit organizations with 50 or fewer employees can apply to receive a grant of up to $100,000 to replace COVID-19 related losses. Gov. Janet Mills has committed up to $200 million in CARES Act Coronavirus […]
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Biddeford breaks ground on RiverWalk parking garage
Years in the making, city officials hope the parking garage will be a key component in the revitalization effort for the city’s mill district.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
South Portland dips into city revenue to help small businesses hurt by pandemic
Companies with 1 to 100 workers can apply for hardship grants of up to $2,000 funded through a property tax investment program.
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Portland lands environmental grant to assess Bayside, East Bayside properties
The $250,000 grant was among four announced Thursday through the EPA’s program to clean up and redevelop contaminated ‘Brownfields’ sites.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Proposed $23 million ‘pack tax’ won’t solve Maine’s recycling problems
Requiring businesses to compensate municipalities for the cost of recycling packaging simply shifts costs.