The program, renamed Maine Career Compass, has served more than 2,000 students and over 80 employers across the state since it was launched in 2017.
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Zack Frechette named president and CEO of United Insurance
PROMOTIONS In a unanimous vote at United Insurance’s annual shareholder meeting in December, Zack Frechette was elected the next president and CEO of the company. Frechette will help ensure the company’s success as the region’s fastest-growing independent and privately owned insurance agency. A graduate of the University of Maine, Frechette has served as vice president […]
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More than 6,000 Maine employers receive new pandemic aid
About $463 million in new Paycheck Protection Program forgivable loans has been approved in the month since applications started.
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Anthony’s Italian Kitchen receives financial aid from Barstool Sports
The Portland restaurant is the second business in Maine to receive a grant from the pandemic fund started by the popular blog.
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The Wrap: Extend cocktails to go? Plus new restaurants in Yarmouth and Portland
And more Valentine’s options for all of you procrastinators.
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Three Maine solar projects receive over $17 million in federal loan guarantees
The loan guarantees were awarded through the Rural Energy for America Program, operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development office.
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Gov. Mills offers compromise to give tax break to 99% of business loan recipients
The proposal would extend full state tax relief to the first $1 million received by small businesses and nonprofits under the Paycheck Protection Program.
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Mills calls for investigation of CMP solar problems
Gov. Janet Mills calls for an investigation by the Public Utilities Commission in response to news of CMP’s interconnection problems reported last week by the Press Herald.
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Natural gas company announces plan to expand to Knox, Waldo counties
The company said roughly 100 new jobs will be created in the Midcoast by the construction of the $90 million project.
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Maine companies mount volunteer effort to staff vaccination sites
Hundreds of volunteers from area businesses are offering to help out at the Scarborough Downs mass vaccination clinic.