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One year after Collins helped launch PPP, success but also caution
March 19, 2021Since its inception one year ago, nearly 40,000 Maine businesses have received forgivable loans under the Paycheck Protection Program, and more relief is coming. But a federal watchdog agency is concerned about fraud and mismanagement.
March 19, 2021
Rate increase for Biddeford-Saco water treatment plant to be phased over 3 years
March 19, 2021The $53 million water treatment plant under construction on South Street in Biddeford, a replacement for one built in 1884, will mean a rate hike of about 60 cents a day, phased over three years, if a rate request is approved.
March 19, 2021Golden, Jackson criticize lack of action on Canadian logger loophole
March 19, 2021The Farm Workforce Modernization Act, passed by the U.S House Thursday, makes sweeping changes to a visa program that allows temporary foreign workers to work in U.S., but doesn't address the issue of Canadian truckers hauling in Maine.
March 19, 2021
Maine seeks bids for marijuana safety campaign
March 18, 2021The state's Office of Marijuana Policy is seeking bids on a marketing and education campaign to prevent illegal pot use by young people.
March 18, 2021
Golden introduces bill to address rural teacher shortage
March 17, 2021The Rural Education Investment Act is supported by the Washington, D.C.-based National Education Association, which estimates that 9.3 million children in the United States, or one out of five, attend a rural school.
March 17, 2021
2 Maine contractors now at work on $42M overhaul of Maine Turnpike exit
March 17, 2021When complete in the fall of 2022, the new interchange will be able to accommodate growing traffic volumes near the state's largest shopping center, the Maine Mall in South Portland.
March 17, 2021
With summer approaching, Maine tourism businesses are cautiously optimistic
March 16, 2021A new survey by the Maine Tourism Association finds that nearly three-quarters of respondents think their businesses will do better this summer season than during last year's. But uncertainty remains about the impact of travel restrictions.
March 16, 2021
Bills to support alcohol sales at Maine restaurants, bars and distilleries go to Mills' desk
March 16, 2021The Maine Senate passed a trio of bills that support take-out liquor sales, including at distilleries that don't have a retail operation, as well as expand out-of-state marketing for liquor sales and waive licensing fees.
March 16, 2021
New statewide campaign showcases restaurants offering safe outdoor dining
Updated: March 16, 2021Restaurants have invested in “igloos,” deck porches, covered structures, fire pits, fish shacks, greenhouses and heat lamps. The Maine Outdoor Dine website helps users locate the businesses across the state.
Updated: March 16, 2021
Real estate conference will focus on marijuana industry
March 15, 2021A MEREDA webinar on Thursday will focus on the marijuana industry and what some of the issues around finding real estate and navigating local regulations.
March 15, 2021
Businesses will get PPP tax break as Maine supplemental budget is passed
March 12, 2021The compromise budget exempts more than 28,000 businesses from paying state income taxes on Paycheck Protection Program loans. It also gives a tax break to 160,000 Mainers who collected unemployment in 2020.
March 12, 2021
Maine state parks, public lands expect busier-than-usual spring
March 11, 2021The Bureau of Public Lands is urging those looking to get outside to plan ahead and avoid the crowding that shut down 10 coastal parks last year from March to June.
March 11, 2021
Key takeaways for Maine businesses in the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill
March 11, 2021The American Rescue Plan passed by the House on Wednesday includes funding for the broadband industry, restaurants and live entertainment venues, among other businesses targeted for relief.
March 11, 2021
Maine fishermen caught in a quandary over offshore wind-array site
Updated: March 11, 2021The state has identified a general area off the southern Maine coast as a potential site for a planned wind-turbine array, but an official says, “We know the industry has emphasized that nowhere is a good place for this."
Updated: March 11, 2021
$3.6M grant will help turn river current into electric current
March 10, 2021The Department of Energy grant builds on earlier work done by ORPC Inc., which develops and operates underwater power generation systems for use in river and tidal currents.
March 10, 2021
American Aquafarms seeks approval for ocean-based salmon pens
March 10, 2021Proposed leases in Frenchman Bay would cover 120 acres, with pen installations totaling 13 acres. The company, backed by a Norway investor, has an agreement to buy the Maine Fair Trade Lobster facility in Gouldsboro to redevelop into a hatchery and
March 10, 2021
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