Maine businesses
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PublishedJuly 16, 2020
Jordan’s Furniture braces for mid-pandemic opening Friday at The Maine Mall
The chain's first store in Maine features an indoor ropes course, which is opening along with a massive showroom. But will customers materialize?
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PublishedJuly 16, 2020
Maine unemployment claims increase after weeks of decline
The number of Mainers who filed initial claims last week increased by more than 60% from the previous week, to 4,400.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2020
Maine’s days as 207 are numbered, because the area code’s ‘exhausted’
The state is running out of usable phone numbers to assign to its beloved area code, forcing regulators to consider adding a second one.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2020
Low-income Mainers barely hanging on to keep paying rent, research shows
Some are falling behind on other bills, using food pantries or relying on federal and state assistance, which experts say is not sustainable with financial aid programs set to expire.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2020
Top executive leaves Maine’s biggest marijuana company
Wellness Connection of Maine's longtime CEO, Patricia Rosi, has departed to take a job at its corporate parent, Acreage Holdings.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2020
Maine workers, labor groups warn of widespread suffering unless federal jobless aid is extended
The added $600-per-week benefit has saved thousands of Maine households from poverty, but it is due to expire soon, which could create economic calamity, advocates warn.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2020
Stores appear to be complying with face mask enforcement, and shoppers aren’t making a fuss
The governor issued an order this week requiring many businesses in 7 counties and several cities to enforce the state's mask-wearing mandate with customers.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2020
Paper mills in Westbrook and Jay announce layoffs totaling 134 workers
Sappi North America will cut 30 percent of its workforce and shut down a paper machine in Westbrook, and Pixelle Specialty Solutions is stopping its pulp operation and laying off dozens at its mill in Jay.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2020
Errors cloud emergency loan program’s impact on Maine jobs
The U.S. Small Business Administration has made unverified claims about the number of jobs retained in Maine because of the Paycheck Protection Program.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2020
Local gadget-maker takes a crack at a better face mask
The founder of Portland-based Zootility Tools has come up with a design that requires no sewing, no elastic and no wires, and says glasses won't fog up because the mask fits so snugly.
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