Officials expect a record number of vehicles on the Maine Turnpike over the Memorial Day weekend, making the state’s tourism industry cautiously optimistic about the coming season.
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HospitalityMaine honors industry standouts
The trade association holds its first awards ceremony, recognizing five people for exceptional contributions to Maine’s hospitality industry.
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Pot prices emerge as a top concern at hearing on recreational cannabis rules
About 100 people turn out for the first public airing of the state’s proposed rules, raising concerns that the taxes, prices and labeling requirements will hurt small businesses and their customers.
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Federal contracts and patents
These federal contracts and patents were recently awarded in Maine: CONTRACTS Howell Laboratories Inc. of Bridgton won a $29,370 contract from the Defense Logistics Agency for flow switches. Cascobay Cleaning of Portland won an $11,000 contract set aside for small business from the U.S. Coast Guard for janitorial services for the USCG Sector Northern New […]
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Bacon joins M&R Holdings as development director
NEW HIRES Dani Swenson joined Alliance Realty and Chase Custom Homes & Finance in Westbrook as a sales agent. Swenson is the former sales director at Sable Lodge in South Portland. She brings several years of experience in health care sales. Dan Bacon joined M&R Holdings as a development director. Most recently, […]
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Despite conflict, new overseer of Maine broadband network promises to play fair
Albany-based FirstLight Fiber, which now controls access to much of the state’s internet backbone, also is majority owner of a Maine-based internet service provider.
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Maine’s unemployment rate in April stays low and steady
For the past two years, April’s jobless rate has hovered at 3.3 percent.
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The Wrap: A rum toast, food trucks for Fido, and pastries
Get ready to celebrate Portland’s liberation from Prohibition.
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Gelato Fiasco selling its Brunswick production facility
The company has shifted production of its frozen pints to Michigan and says it no longer needs the 11,740-square-foot building, which has been listed for $1.35 million.
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Commentary: Support ‘small cell’ infrastructure investment in Maine
L.D. 1517 will bring enhanced wireless to a broader swath of the state through the use of an important technology.