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University program helps Maine cos. lower costs

Matt Dodge |

By Newfield Communications CEO James Colony's count, students have saved his West Newfield startup $50,000 in the last six months.His is just one...

Lucrative elver harvest sparks turf war, fishery concerns

A turf war has erupted between the Passamaquoddy tribe and state fisheries regulators just a week into the harvesting season for the high-priced translucent baby eels known as elvers.

Pot dispensary forming union amid unrest

Workers at an Auburn-based medical marijuana dispensary are reportedly forming a union in the wake of

Maine Hospital Assoc. supports Medicaid expansion

The Maine Hospital Association on Wednesday expressed general support for expanding Medicaid in the state, which Gov. Paul LePage's administration has said it would consider

State to study business name approval process

A legislative committee voted Tuesday to form a group that will study the process for approving business names in the state in response to a Waterville business that said a similarly...

Q&A: Building a work force Maine employers need

Darren Fishell |

Starting with about $800,000 in committed funds, the nonprofit Educate Maine hopes to double the number of computer science and IT graduates from Maine colleges and universities in four...

Pesticides, mold among Auburn pot grower's violations

Investigators found bugs and mold — which prompted the illegal application of pesticides — at an Auburn medical marijuana growing operation that supplies four Maine...

Imported drugs spark renewed debate

Matt Dodge |

The 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...

MNG, Summit to begin laying Augusta pipelines

Two natural gas companies vying for customers in the Augusta area are both primed to begin construction on dueling natural gas pipelines.The

Restaurant owners convicted on illegal worker charges

Two brothers who own Mexican restaurants in Waterville, Biddeford and Westbrook were convicted Monday of harboring undocumented workers from Guatemala at their three locations.

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