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Portland Food Co-op closes for 3 days after staffer tests positive for COVID-19

The store will be closed Monday and Tuesday and promises to continue its ‘commitment to safety.’

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by associated press December 28, 2020December 28, 2020

In addition to providing toilet paper and other paper products, the company provided the raw material for antiseptic wipes.

Among the post-pandemic bright spots, the state’s quality of life is expected to attract out-of-state professionals to move here.

A Maine Sunday Telegram analysis of data found 33 percent of Maine funding went to large companies in grants of $1 million and more.

Owners of restaurants and bars want her to support a bill that would provide billions in aid to independently owned businesses.

A grant program targeted at Maine’s hardest hit sectors will provide up to $20,000 to struggling businesses.

Lobstermen have received at least $36 million so far, but a Dec. 14 application deadline looms.

Lumbermen have taken a massive hit this year after COVID-19 and the Jay mill explosion, with business down as much as 40% industrywide.

The program gives an extra 13 weeks of jobless benefits to unemployed workers, but only during periods of very high unemployment.