A bipartisan agreement on an issue that matters to people’s lives represents a giant step away from legislative dysfunction.
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Maine hires second marijuana consultant for $10,000
The LA firm BOTEC will analyze proposed rules for Maine’s recreational pot industry.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Eimskip brings in bigger ship as cargo through Portland skyrockets
At 461 feet, the Pictor J will be the largest ship ever to call on Maine’s only container terminal.
Posted inBusiness
Four women launch family business consultancy
The founders have decades of experience managing family-owned businesses.
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Maine lawmakers could give sports betting legislation a chance
At least three bills are pending in the State House, as questions linger about where the state’s share of the money will go and what businesses will benefit.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, News
CMP wins key permit for transmission line, but opponents say they’ll fight on
The permit from the Public Utilities Commission is a milestone in Central Maine Power’s effort to build the 145-mile project to deliver renewable energy from Canada to Massachusetts.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Slowing growth of tourism has Maine looking farther afield for new customers
While the number of visits increased just 1% last year, tourists who made the trip spent $6.2 billion, a 3% increase from 2017.
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Michelle Singletary: How to appeal for more financial aid
Focus on factors beyond your control when making your case for more money to deal with college sticker shock.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: In the face of climate change, workers need access to intertidal property
A recent ruling should spur towns to incentivize the availability of land for commercial access.
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Financial advisory firm opens in Portland
Several former Wells Fargo advisers are now with Steward Partners Global Advisory.