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Maine ranks high for women's equality in workplace, politics — but not as high as before
August 25, 2021An annual study again places Maine among the top five states. But Maine's ranking has fallen, and is especially low when it comes to the education and health disparities between women and men.
August 25, 2021
Maine delegation deplores ‘hasty’ changes to whale rules affecting lobster fishery
Updated: August 24, 2021Some gear marking schemes, along with bans on fishing in certain areas at certain times of year, will be costly for fishermen and unnecessary, said the delegation, which also advocated for "conservation equivalencies."
Updated: August 24, 2021
State looks for volunteers to fill newly created Medical Marijuana Workgroup
August 23, 2021The group will advise the Office of Marijuana Policy on potential improvements and streamlining, and will be made up of medical cannabis businesspeople, patients, health care professionals and municipal officials.
August 23, 2021
Despite Canada's reopening, US extends border closure for Canadians another month
Updated: August 23, 2021"To minimize the spread of COVID19, including the Delta variant, the United States is extending restrictions on non-essential travel at our land and ferry crossings," the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Friday.
Updated: August 23, 2021Maine unemployment rate increases by a tiny bump
August 20, 2021The rate inched up by a fraction of a percentage in July, after remaining flat since February. The Labor Department said the small increase occurred because workforce participation increased slightly more than employment did.
August 20, 2021
COVID-19 strikes workplaces from US Senate floor to Maine DHHS office
August 20, 2021Three U.S. senators including Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, on Thursday received positive tests for exposure to the disease. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services shut down a local office after an employee there tested positive.
August 20, 2021
Nonprofit startups are a growing trend in northern Maine
Updated: August 23, 2021More than two dozen volunteers in SCORE’s Bangor chapter, including Chair Donna Cassese, provide no-cost mentoring for small-business clients throughout northern Maine.
Updated: August 23, 2021
Public comment opens on proposed Mallinckrodt settlement over Penobscot River poisoning
August 18, 2021A former chlor-alkali facility in Orrington released mercury into the estuary. Today’s owner of the site has paid over $30 million so far and agreed to another $267 million for remediation, disposal and contingencies.
August 18, 2021
11 Maine bus and passenger vessel companies to receive COVID-19 relief
Updated: August 18, 2021Eleven bus, motorcoach and passenger vessel companies in Maine will be among the 1,300 nationwide to share in a total of $1.6 billion in COVID-19 relief. Many such businesses are small and family owned.
Updated: August 18, 2021
Maine delegation urges USDA to buy seafood from Maine fishermen
Updated: August 18, 2021The U.S. Department of Agriculture has increased its seafood purchasing in response to the pandemic, but none of the buys have been awarded to Maine suppliers. The congressional delegation wants to change that.
Updated: August 18, 2021
Bangor will likely tap Benchmark Construction for $3.5M transit center project
August 16, 2021Benchmark Construction submitted the low bid among four received in June. But all four proposed pricing far above the original budget.
August 16, 2021
$1.7 billion expansion project approved for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Updated: August 16, 2021Currently, the yard can only service the Navy's Los Angeles-class submarines, which will be phased out in coming years. The expansion of an existing dry dock will allow the Kittery yard to handle Virginia-class subs.
Updated: August 16, 2021
A month after passage, Maine businesses are still unpacking new packaging law
August 13, 2021The state's Extended Producer Responsibility Law is a first in the nation, but it’s not a new idea. However, there are unknowns about its impact on businesses, which so far have had mixed reactions.
August 13, 2021
$10M grant program to support businesses affected by border closure with Canada
August 13, 2021The program targets charter transportation businesses statewide and customer-facing businesses and organizations that are open to the public and within 25 miles driving distance of a U.S.-Canada border.
August 13, 2021
Maine delegation urges preservation of statewide 207 area code
Updated: August 13, 2021"We believe Maine is in a position to trial number organization strategies and prevent the exhaustion of area code 207," the four lawmakers argue in a letter to the FCC's acting chairwoman.
Updated: August 13, 2021
Kittery lactation-support startup launches $1.15M seed round, project with state
August 12, 2021Pumpspotting plans to use the investment to fuel growth in the business-to-business channel. Meanwhile, the company was accepted into the state's new Early Adopter Program, with a roll-out to 31,000 employees.
August 12, 2021
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