Regulators deny the request in a 13-5 vote, but praise the state’s efforts to stick to its cap on the catch and also agree to extra landings for a new aquaculture center.
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New Hampshire congresswoman talks hiring, investment at Kittery shipyard
U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter is meeting with union members.
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Frontier Airlines to add nonstop flights connecting Portland with Florida’s Gulf Coast
The ultra low-cost carrier plans to start flying from Portland to Tampa and Fort Myers this fall.
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Idexx says rival company recruited its workers, stole trade secrets
A lawsuit says two of the Westbrook firm’s employees copied confidential files before violating non-compete agreements by moving to new jobs at Portland-based competitor Vets First Choice.
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Report projecting virtually no job growth in Maine through 2026 is seen as ‘a call to action’
The Department of Labor’s report predicts a net gain of fewer than 100 jobs in the decade from 2016 to 2026.
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Idexx reports double-digit earnings growth in second quarter
The Westbrook veterinary diagnostics firm says sales of premium instruments were ‘unprecedented’ for the quarter and net income rose 29 percent from a year earlier.
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Wex reports strong earnings growth, plans to hire 175 workers in Maine
The company says it needs the additional staff by the end of the year to help with new contracts from fuel producers Shell Oil Co. and Chevron Corp.
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Macpage in South Portland to merge with much larger Milwaukee-based company
The combination with Wipfli means more resources will be available to clients of the Maine accounting and consulting business.
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PETA has an uncommon message for people arriving at Portland airport: Don’t eat lobster
Ads that went up just as the Maine Lobster Festival was getting underway will remain in the airport through August, the organization said.
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Before it sells State Street site, Mercy Hospital wants to know how the buyer would use it
The hospital wants to be sensitive about the impact of its exit from Portland’s West End, winning neighbors’ praise as it prepares to move to a new campus on Fore River Parkway.