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Seasonal small businesses could get federal relief under proposed bill
April 20, 2021The Seasonal Business PPP Parity Act aims to provide funds for seasonal businesses that applied in the early days of the federal Paycheck Protection Program but were unable to access further relief because their loans had already been forgiven.
April 20, 2021
Feds rule sale of Maine's largest railroad is 'significant,' delaying acquisition
April 19, 2021The pending acquisition of Pan Am Railways by one of North America's largest carriers, CSX, would be anticompetitive, some New England officials have said. A ruling by the Surface Transportation Board provides more time to consider that claim.
April 19, 2021
UMaine panel: Self-driving vehicles could build on ‘live and work in Maine' trend
Updated: April 19, 2021Thanks to digital technology, the pandemic changed how people live, work and travel. As a time-saver, autonomous vehicles could have similar effects. “I think this has profound implications for settlement and work patterns in Maine,” said one expert.
Updated: April 19, 2021Maine unemployment rate stays flat, while job growth picks up
April 16, 2021The number of new jobs created during March represented the largest gains since September, the Labor Department said Friday.
April 16, 2021Portland manufacturer pays $37K to settle EPA complaint
April 16, 2021Nichols Portland agreed to pay the penalty after the Environmental Protection Agency said the company filed required toxic chemical reports 10 months late.
April 16, 2021
Maine small businesses to get additional $56M in federal pandemic relief
Updated: April 14, 2021The recently enacted American Rescue Plan funds the State Small Business Credit Initiative with $10 billion, of which at least $56,234,176 will become available to Maine small businesses.
Updated: April 14, 2021
In turnaround, Portland City Council approves Munjoy Hill Historic District
April 13, 2021The council rejected the long-debated historic district Feb. 1, but councilor Andrew Zarro changed his position after he called for reconsideration after that vote. It also helped push the city to consider the impact of historic districts and how
April 13, 2021
Food services giant Sodexo says it will spend $1M in Maine this year
Updated: April 13, 2021The French food services and facilities management company, which employs 760 people in Maine, aims to get back on track to pre-pandemic spending levels statewide.
Updated: April 13, 2021Northern Light Health gets $1M from FEMA for vaccine clinic operations
April 12, 2021The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it is awarding the grant as reimbursement for the first three months of operation at the clinic, which Northern Light stood up at Cross Insurance Center.
April 12, 2021
Biddeford awarded $1.2M to support Lincoln-Pearl mill district redevelopment
April 12, 2021The federal grant is for Pearl Street road improvements that are necessary for a 650-space city parking garage and adjacent private redevelopment, including the planned Pearl District on the former MERC site, and the Lincoln Mill and Riverdam
April 12, 2021
Maine Small Business Coalition names new director
April 12, 2021Selecca Bulgar-Medina was previously a policy fellow with the University of Chicago Law School’s IJ Clinic on Entrepreneurship, where she helped support and advocated for low-income entrepreneurs in that city.
April 12, 2021
State regulators withdraw Kennebec dams removal amendment
April 9, 2021The move comes a week after Brookfield Renewables, which owns the dams in Waterville-Winslow, Fairfield and Skowhegan, filed a suit seeking to halt the potential removal of dams.
April 9, 2021EPA fines Dutch manufacturer for violations at former South Portland site
April 9, 2021The company, Quick Plug SA, has agreed to pay a penalty of $137,294 penalty to settle charges that it violated the Clean Air Act's chemical accident prevention rules. It stopped operating in Maine in December 2020.
April 9, 2021
GMRI gets fed grant to help seafood businesses innovate
April 6, 2021The Gulf of Maine Research Institute has been awarded a federal grant of $749,856 to help bluetech startups and small seafood businesses recover from the pandemic.
April 6, 2021
MOFGA launches diversity, equity training for agricultural service providers
April 2, 2021A training program running through September 2024 will support the the industry's understanding of how to make Maine farming more equitable for its increasingly diverse producers.
April 2, 2021
Reporter's Notebook: From spooky bridges to space beer, April Fools' gags proliferate in Maine
Updated: April 2, 2021April Fools' Day gags may be gaining ground in Maine and other parts of the world, but there are lessons to be learned from jokes gone awry.
Updated: April 2, 2021
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