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Maine unemployment little changed at 3.3% in March
Updated: April 19, 2024Maine’s unemployment rate showed little change in March, at 3.3%, after remaining at 3.4% for the prior five months, according to preliminary data released Friday morning by the Maine Department of Labor.
Updated: April 19, 2024
$30M trail bond gets bipartisan approval from Maine Legislature
April 17, 2024The pandemic highlighted the need for close-to-home recreation and better access to the outdoors, but also put a strain on ecosystems and infrastructure like Maine's trails.
April 17, 2024
'Harbinger of hope': $650K boost for Biddeford teen center under construction in former church
Updated: April 17, 2024My Place Teen Center, a nonprofit based in Westbrook, is renovating a former church in Biddeford at an expected cost of $3.7 million.
Updated: April 17, 2024
Millinocket hospital closes walk-in clinic, but says ER expansion is on — despite delay
Updated: April 16, 2024Staffing shortages have forced Millinocket Regional Hospital to shutter the clinic for now. The hospital still plans to double the size of its emergency department, despite a setback in the state review process.
Updated: April 16, 2024
On the Record: SBA’s Sturgeon urges small businesses to borrow wisely, make a plan
Updated: April 15, 2024Mainebiz caught up with the Maine district director for the U.S. Small Business Administration to find out more about her career path, and how her team helps small businesses across the state.
Updated: April 15, 2024
Maine has 4th-highest taxes in US, and ranks No. 1 for property tax burden
April 9, 2024New data compiled by a finance website shows Mainers pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes than residents of almost any other state. The analysis compared average property, individual income, sales and excise tax rates.
April 9, 2024
Southern Maine sees a new wave of town managers
Updated: April 8, 2024While at least five municipalities in southern Maine have new town or city managers, there are still at least four other openings around the state.
Updated: April 8, 2024
Former Maine Gov. Joseph Brennan remembered for public service, integrity
Updated: April 8, 2024Joseph Brennan, a two-term Democratic governor from 1979 to 1987 who served in the U.S. House from 1987 to 1991, has died. He was 89.
Updated: April 8, 2024
Yarmouth’s Sea Meadow Marine awarded $790K for working waterfront upgrades
Updated: April 1, 2024The money will go toward rebuilding a bulkhead and launch ramp and installing water and sewer systems. The improvements will make the site more usable for tenants and could help them expand their businesses.
Updated: April 1, 2024
$2M in USDA grants will help 17 Maine farms, rural businesses become more energy-efficient
Updated: April 1, 2024Maine grant recipients include Moorit Hill Farm in Troy, which received $64,950 to help pay for a roof-mounted solar array with enough clean energy to power nearly five homes.
Updated: April 1, 2024
Eat your veggie: Collins leads charge against reclassifying potatoes as a grain
Updated: March 29, 2024Don't reclassify the potato as a grain, Maine's Republican senator and 13 colleagues argue in a bipartisan plea to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack.
Updated: March 29, 2024
Lewiston plans memorial to honor mass shooting victims, teams with chamber on new fund
Updated: March 20, 2024The new OneLewiston Resilience Fund is dedicated to supporting the creation of a memorial and to community events that help the city move forward from the murder of 18 people on Oct. 25.
Updated: March 20, 2024
King takes aim at 'impossible' new European Union rules on forest goods
Updated: March 19, 2024The EU Deforestation-Free Regulation is set to take effect in 2025, and could affect U.S. businesses exporting forest commodities and products.
Updated: March 19, 2024Martin's Point disputes DOJ claim of receiving inflated payments for health care
March 14, 2024In a prepared statement, Martin's Point Health Care said it "vigorously disputes" the claim, and that the government "paid Martin’s Point exactly the amounts that were negotiated and agreed to, no more."
March 14, 2024
$22.4M in transportation improvements may help stitch together Portland’s Libbytown
March 12, 2024When Interstate 295 was built in the late 1960s, Libbytown was severed from the rest of Portland. A transportation plan addresses safety and access issues that resulted.
March 12, 2024Maine lawmakers push bill to preserve AM car radio, now nearing extinction
March 11, 2024Once a media mainstay, AM radio is getting phased out of American cars and trucks. Maine's two U.S. senators say it continues to play a vital role in rural areas, and that carmakers should be mandated to provide the technology.
March 11, 2024
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