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Government & Politics

  • Turbine maker links wind and solar with new technology

    Lori Valigra February 4, 2013

    There's a fresh wind blowing through the rolling hills around Gorham, where Pika Energy LLC recently erected one of three pilot test turbines aimed at halving the cost of current wind power systems to bring them into the budgets of more homeowners

    Lori Valigra February 4, 2013

  • Pike scores I-95 exit project with $9.58M bid

    February 1, 2013

    Pike Industries has won a multi-million project to revamp Interstate 95's exit 113 in Augusta.

    February 1, 2013

  • Closure of dairy processor hurting farmers

    February 1, 2013

    Maine's top dairy farm advocate says the closure of Garelick Farms' dairy processing plant in Bangor has created widespread problems for Maine dairy farmers.

    February 1, 2013

  • Maine gets $500K in robo-signing settlement

    February 1, 2013

    Maine will receive $500,000 as part of a national settlement accusing a Jacksonville, Fla.-based mortgage processor of an automated loan approval practice called "robo-signing."

    February 1, 2013

  • Island Institute launches $10K business contest

    January 31, 2013

    The Island Institute has launched a new business innovation contest to award $10,000 and technical help to promising businesses or startups based on one of the state's 15 year-round island communities.

    January 31, 2013

  • Maine Beverage Co. makes plea to keep liquor pact

    January 31, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage has turned down a plea from Maine Beverage Co. CEO Dean Williams to renegotiate and extend the company's current 10-year contract to manage the state's wholesale liquor business.

    January 31, 2013

  • Job Corps suspends new enrollment

    January 31, 2013

    The U.S. Department of Labor has suspended enrollment of new students at 125 Job Corps centers across the country, including two in Maine, as part of a budget-cutting measure.

    January 31, 2013

  • State logs $1.2M in securities settlements

    January 31, 2013

    Maine's Office of Securities ordered nearly $1.2 million in restitution and penalties in 2012 in response to securities law violations.

    January 31, 2013

  • MPBN nets $750K USDA grant

    January 31, 2013

    The Maine Public Broadcasting Network has won a $750,000 digital transition grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Program, which granted awards to only 10 projects in the latest round of funding.

    January 31, 2013

  • Penobscot dam removal gets $1M boost

    January 30, 2013

    Two Maine projects will get $1.3 million in federal conservation grants, with $1 million to help the Penobscot River Restoration Trust's dam removal efforts on that northern Maine waterway.

    January 30, 2013

  • DEP drops oil import surcharge

    January 30, 2013

    The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has stopped imposing surcharges on gasoline and other petroleum products that it estimates will save customers $5.5 million this year.

    January 30, 2013

  • Dead River, XNG target commercial natural gas market

    Darren Fishell January 30, 2013

    The Boston-based Xpress Natural Gas expects to displace 30 million gallons of heating oil or propane in Maine markets with trucked-in natural gas by the end of 2013, working with Bangor-based Dead River Co.

    Darren Fishell January 30, 2013

  • EMMC to sell $150M in bonds for expansion

    January 29, 2013

    Eastern Maine Medical Center plans to sell around $150 million in bonds to support the first phase of an expansion to add 65 beds to its Bangor campus.

    January 29, 2013

  • Legislature unveils proposed bill titles

    January 29, 2013

    The Maine Legislature has released a list of titles by sponsor and

    January 29, 2013

  • Maine keeps lead in hospital-related employment

    January 29, 2013

    An increasing percentage of Maine's employment comes from hospitals as the state continues to lead the nation in the portion of workers who are supported by hospital employment, according to a national survey.

    January 29, 2013

  • Portland Pie Co. nears expansion to Mass.

    Matt Dodge January 28, 2013

    Fifteen years ago, the founders of Portland Pie Co. were developing their signature pizza dough at a modest takeout and delivery location in downtown Portland.

    Matt Dodge January 28, 2013

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The federal government shut down at midnight on Oct. 1 over a budget stalemate. The standoff in Washington comes on top of changing policies on tariffs and trade.

The shutdown curtailed the release of monthly reports on the country's trade balance, consumer prices, retail sales and producer price. In Maine, much of the Acadia National Park staff was put on furlough, though roads and campgrounds were still accessible. 

The last shutdown stretched over 35 days from Dec. 22, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019.

A shutdown of less than two weeks is "unlikely to have a material impact on the economy or household finances," the president of a Maine credit union told Mainebiz last week.

But there's growing anxiety over how a protracted shutdown would affect the economy.

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