Many Maine companies are extending remote work policies at least through the end of the year, and most office workers are happy about it.
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Restaurants holding on for summer, but banking on federal relief to survive
Summer has given local restaurants a boost, but cold weather – and more empty tables – are coming soon.
European Union drops tariffs on U.S. lobster
The decision will put the U.S. on equal footing with Canada in what had traditionally been a huge export market for American lobster.
With new precautions, Market Basket opens in Westbrook
Shoppers who visited the chain’s second store in Maine on its first morning said they felt safe inside.
Maine jobless rate jumps to 10% as state applies for Trump-ordered benefits program
The state’s unemployment rate increased from 6.7% in June as more Mainers started looking for work and the state received more accurate survey data.
Gov. Mills announces $200 million relief fund for small businesses
A state-funded grant program is aimed at stabilizing small employers, but business groups worry it will not be enough for some to stave off disaster.
Continued jobless claims fall sharply in Maine as U.S. unemployment worsens
The number of recurring claims fell by 8% in the first week job-search requirements were reinstated for unemployed Mainers.
Amplify Additive of Scarborough hires Jeff Laniewski as vice president of operations
NEW HIRES Amplify Additive of Scarborough has hired Jeff Laniewski as vice president of operations, and Andre Clement as industrial designer for the orthopedic implant technology company. Laniewski, who has over 30 years of senior-level business operations experience, most recently taught entrepreneurship and business marketing classes to high school students in Arizona, where he was […]
Maine’s charter bus companies say they are on verge of collapse
With high overhead and almost no revenue, the companies are pinning their hopes on a federal bailout that may not come.
Shaw Brothers pledges $1 million to Maine Med to honor owners’ late mother
Maine Medical Center will name an open-air causeway, to be built on Congress Street in front of a new patient care tower, in honor of Sally Shaw.