Maine’s jobless rate in February was down from 3.5 percent in January and 3.7 percent a year ago.
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Unum donated $3.7 million in 2016
The company, which employs about 3,000 people in Maine, also volunteered more than 30,000 hours with local nonprofits.
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Maine home sales down, values up in February
Sales were down nearly 13 percent compared with a year earlier, but the median price shot up 12.5 percent.
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Federal regulators put an end to turbulent season in northern Gulf of Maine scallop fishery
The season was fraught with controversy between small-boat fishermen from Maine and full-time scallopers operating bigger boats, and the closure pleases many fishermen.
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Hack of state’s job-matching vendor puts Mainers’ personal data at risk
The Maine Department of Labor outsourced its job bank services in July to Kansas-based America’s JobLink, which suffered a data breach.
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Loggers say state-subsidized biomass company not paying bills
They have stopped making deliveries to Stored Solar, which operates biomass plants in West Enfield and Jonesboro.
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Gorham manufacturer Mega Industries lands $7 million in new contracts
The microwave components maker recently expanded to 60 employees and plans to hire 12 more.
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Charles Lawton: For productivity and its growth, similar areas hold lessons for regions in Maine
Still, it’s a good sign that the Portland and Lewiston areas have achieved growth in productivity that nearly equaled that of the nation’s top 10 metro areas.
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Craft breweries added $228 million to Maine’s economy last year
The industry, which employed more than 1,600 people and brought in $150 million in revenue in 2016, is expected to continue to grow in the state, according to a new report.
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Maine Voices: Business experience doesn’t necessarily mean economic success
Economies change because of social and economic factors beyond a chief executive’s control.