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How to prepare your business for Maine Revenue Services' new 'tax portal'
July 20, 2022Guest columnist Michael Fortin of the Maine Revenue Services outlines how businesses and CPAs can prepare for the new Maine Tax Portal system, which will replace EZ-Pay and other options.
July 20, 2022
$20M in state funds will help Maine communities protect themselves from climate change
July 20, 2022“Over the past two decades, the once-in-a-hundred-years events have started to happen more and more often,” said one town manager.
July 20, 2022
Maine will get $62M to aid small businesses in rural areas, key sectors
Updated: July 20, 2022The new Grow Maine initiative, to be administered by the Finance Authority of Maine, will offer greater access to capital for entrepreneurs and small business owners to sustain or expand their operations.
Updated: July 20, 2022
$850 relief checks have been sent to nearly all eligible Mainers, state says
Updated: July 19, 2022A total of 784,028 payments have been sent to Maine taxpayers, representing 91% of estimated recipients.
Updated: July 19, 2022
Tourism experts give mixed outlook at NGA meeting; Mills, peers cite workforce housing concerns
Updated: July 15, 2022The discussion was part of a three-day Portland meeting of the National Governors Association, which is scheduled to wrap up Friday morning.
Updated: July 15, 2022
Maine utility regulator probes T-Mobile's use of dwindling 207 numbers
July 14, 2022The probe follows a similar investigation into Verizon Wireless’s numbering practices. Unrealistic forecasting might unnecessarily tie up available numbers, said the regulator.
July 14, 2022
National Governors Association puts spotlight on Portland, lobster, literacy and more
July 13, 2022At a time of national political tension, the nonpartisan National Governors Association will taste the best of Maine during the annual summer meeting this week.
July 13, 2022
Car sellers, mark your engines: New law requires anti-theft cautions for converters
July 12, 2022With stealing of catalytic converters on the rise in Maine, a new law mandates that dealers and other businesses take preventive measures.
July 12, 2022
Maine fishermen ask feds to slow offshore wind development
Updated: July 12, 2022Draft guidance considers financial compensation to fishermen in cases of gear or income loss. But, said one industry leader, “You’re a long way into this process without having any understanding of how the industry will deal with these losses.”
Updated: July 12, 2022
Court says federal right whale protection inadequate, but avoids shuttering lobster fishery
July 11, 2022A federal judge said regulators might find other measures to reduce deadly run-ins between whales and fishing gear, or might find those interactions are fewer than estimated.
July 11, 2022
Waterville gets $500K brownfields grant to help spur development
July 7, 2022The city will use EPA funding to encourage commercial and industrial growth, as well as to boost existing housing stock.
July 7, 2022
With long-term tenant in place, Lewiston office building secures buyer
Updated: July 11, 2022Listed in 2019, a short-term lease made the property unattractive to investors. The property was delisted. But a new long-term lease with the state changed the calculus.
Updated: July 11, 2022
Lewiston, Portland rank high among 'best-run' cities in US, study says
July 5, 2022The analysis by financial website WalletHub compared 150 cities nationwide on the basis of municipal services, quality of life and per-capita budgets.
July 5, 2022FEMA awards $3.7M to Maine for COVID sheltering expenses
July 5, 2022So far, a total of 1,022 individuals and 163 families have been housed in hotels as protective isolation from general population shelters during the pandemic.
July 5, 2022
Moody’s, S&P affirm Maine’s strong credit rating
July 5, 2022Prudent expenditure management, measured approach to budget management, and a “markedly improved” financial position were noted.
July 5, 2022
$15M in state grants awarded to bolster Maine seafood dealers, processors
Updated: June 30, 2022The money, for infrastructure and other business investments, comes amid an “unprecedented level of uncertainty” that has affected the industry during the pandemic.
Updated: June 30, 2022
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