Starting this week, workers collecting federal benefits may be entitled to more than the $172-per-week minimum.
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Chris Chop joins Greater Portland Council of Governments as transportation director
NEW HIRES Chris Chop has joined the Greater Portland Council of Governments as the agency’s transportation director. He will collaborate with cities, towns, transit agencies, and state and federal partners to improve multimodal transportation in the region and to allocate $26 million in annual funding for road, sidewalk, bikeway and public transportation projects. Chop was […]
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Homebuyers from away aren’t flocking to Maine … yet
Real estate agents have anticipated that the coronavirus might lead more out-of-state residents to relocate to Maine, but so far the numbers aren’t showing it.
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Maine employers could be taxed by state on federal emergency loans
Businesses and nonprofits will owe state income tax on the forgiven portion of Paycheck Protection Program loans unless legislators change state law.
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Jackson Lab to remove founder’s name from conference center
The Bar Harbor laboratory said founder C.C. Little’s name is being removed because of his ties to the long-condemned eugenics movement.
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Bond measure approval will fuel state’s goal of expanding rural broadband
Voters approved a $15 million bond last week to push high-speed internet service into more low-density areas of Maine.
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Coronavirus and papermaking woes bring tough times to Maine’s logging industry
‘This is probably the lowest point that I’ve ever seen,’ says one logging industry veteran and association president.
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Caterers suffer as 2020 brides say ‘I don’t’
With weddings, fairs, festivals and corporate events canceled by the coronavirus, caterers are cooking up alternative business models to keep their companies afloat.
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Maine lobster industry’s large PPP loan recipients
$350,000 to $1 million: Carver Shellfish Inc. Maine Shellfish Co. Inc. Greenhead Lobster LLC Maine Coast Shellfish LLC $150,000 to $350,000: Cape Porpoise Lobster Co. Taylor Lobster Co. LLC Bean Maine Lobster Inc. Greenhead Lobster Products LLC Lobster 207 LLC Mill Cove Lobster Pound Inc. Maine Lobster Outlet LLC Harbor Fish Market S&M Fisheries Inc. […]
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Pandemic sidelines Portland’s minor league sports venues
With little prospect of generating large crowds and ticket sales, Hadlock Field, the Portland Expo and Cross Insurance Arena are doing what they can to offset losses during the coronavirus outbreak.