Remote work made it possible for more people to live here. It has helped the state but is straining it, too.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, News
St. Mary’s hospital system sues federal government over withheld Medicare payments
With Medicare payments being withheld, the health system has less than 10 days of cash on hand, according to the complaint filed with the United States District Court Friday.
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Posted inBusiness, Cops & Courts, Local & State, News
North Berwick man pleads guilty to defrauding pandemic relief fund of $200,000
Frederick Avery received over $200,000 from the Paycheck Protection Program for a business he no longer owned.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
COVID will still be here this summer. Will anyone care?
This is shaping up to be the first COVID wave with barely any federal pressure to limit transmission and little data to even declare a surge.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State
Pizza Joint becomes latest Portland-area business to feel a lot of love … a little too late
After the foodie favorite announced the closure of its Portland and South Portland shops, people were lining up to place orders. But one can’t help but ask: Where were those customers before?
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Impact of remote work still echoes in Portland’s office buildings
Though it has fared better than other metropolitan areas – the national office vacancy rate has hit record levels – the city, and its businesses, feel the pinch.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
The pandemic could have eased the impacts of flying. Here’s why it didn’t.
Last month, the Transportation Security Administration logged 75.5 million passengers passing through airports in the United States.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: What about the many unknowns facing Pine Tree Power?
The economic forecasting makes big claims while failing to take into account two very major variables.
Posted inLocal & State
Portland nursing home sees surge in COVID-19 cases
Sixty-six cases of COVID-19 have been reported since May 14 among staff and residents at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation and Residence.
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Home-based workers became younger, more diverse in pandemic
The share of home-based workers with a college degree also jumped from just over half to more than two-thirds, and people working from home were more likely to have moved in the past year.