Imported drugs spark renewed debateThe battle over allowing Maine employers to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada as part of their health plans is raising policy questions in Augusta that have long challenged... |
Interactive: MTI funds $580K in grants, loansThe Maine Technology Institute has provided 29 Maine-based ventures over $580,000 in grants and loans in its latest round of funding.The institute... |
Fed cuts to close senior service agency on FridaysA Bangor-based agency serving seniors and disabled people will cut Fridays from its work week in response to federal budget cuts that the organization's leaders say left few other... |
Maine Lottery halts 'provocative' marketing planThe Maine State Lottery has scuttled a plan to rebrand some of its instant scratch tickets as "Kwikies," a word some vendors said was uncomfortably close to slang term for a brief sexual... |
Allen's still No. 1 as competition growsThe competition is growing for Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy, though the drink is still, by far, Maine's preferred alcoholic beverage.The |
Table games 8% of Hollywood Casino gambling revenueBangor's Hollywood Casino reported its table gaming expansion has, in its first year, generated $7.6 million for the Pennsylvania-based company.The |
5 registered in Blaine House raceFive candidates have registered to make a run for the Blaine House next year, including Gov. Paul LePage and independent Eliot Cutler, who faced each other in 2010. |
CEO David Desjardins leads Acadia FCU to prosperityDavid Desjardins doesn't have anything against technology; he just prefers to conduct business face-to-face. |
Maine syrup makers brace for widespread variability
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While most Mainers enjoy the kickoff of the state's maple season in late February or early March, Eric Ellis's syrup season kicked off in late January, with his workers... |
Belfast food hub creates new market for local vendors
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The world almost didn't get to taste Julie Romano's salsa. |