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Slow rollout in marijuana sales costs Maine revenue and jobs
Three years after legalizing adult-use marijuana, the state’s still waiting for retail shops. Consultants say the economy paid the price as dollars and expertise went elsewhere.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine’s jobless rate for September, at 2.9%, extends historic low streak
The state’s estimate of unemployed people in the Portland metro area was even lower, at 1.9%.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Biological sciences industry on the rise in Maine, new report shows
Job growth in the sector has been 14% over the past 5 years, compared with only 4% for all industries combined, says the Bioscience Association of Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
UMaine gets $1.1 million for forest economy plan
The federal grant will help advance a plan to boost Maine’s forest economy with new products and technology.
Posted inBusiness, Business Breakfast
Business forum: How health care investments impact real estate
Three experts shared their insights as to how changes in the delivery of health care services in Maine affects commercial real estate.
Posted inBusiness
Healthcare management company to expand into renovated Bates Mill
Gov. Janet Mills praises Grand Rounds and the city Tuesday for the growth, calling Lewiston ‘the gem of central Maine.’
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
North Carolina company plans to create 100 jobs in Maine
LignaTerra Global LLC, which makes a composite wood material, says it will build a factory on land that used to be part of the former Lincoln Paper and Tissue mill.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Majority of home shoppers interested in Portland come from out of state
Many big-city dwellers, particularly millennials and those with a connection to Maine, are looking for more affordable areas such as Portland to settle down and raise their families.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Labor Department issues new overtime rule, replacing more generous proposal
The rule will make overtime pay available to 1.3 million additional workers, though the proposal replaces a more generous one advanced by former President Barack Obama.