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Housing authorities across Maine to share $10M in federal money
February 22, 2021Federal Housing and Urban Development funding will go to 19 housing authorities, including $2.6 million to Portland, to develop and renovate public housing.
February 22, 2021
Legislature may speed funding to Loring Commerce Centre
February 22, 2021A bill that passed out of committee would move up an annual allocation of funds for the business and industrial park, which has been affected by the current economic downturn.
February 22, 2021After Texas blackouts, MPUC will look at climate demands for Maine's electricity grid
February 19, 2021The examination, to be conducted by outside consultants, will focus on the distribution systems of Maine’s two investor-owned electric utilities, Central Maine Power Co. and Versant Power.
February 19, 2021
Potential change in Maine state flag receives support, could benefit businesses
February 19, 2021The latest effort to change the state flag to Maine's first official flag, the pine tree and North Star, will be taken up soon by the Maine House of Representatives, as the design gets growing support from consumers and manufacturers.
February 19, 2021
State seeks marketing agency to work with Office of Tourism on promoting Maine
February 19, 2021The current contract ends June 30, and the request for proposals seeks an agency that will help promote Maine tourism across the country and Canada, with a budget based on taxable sales from the restaurant and lodging industry.
February 19, 2021
Another out-of-state entrepreneur opens marijuana testing facility in Maine
Updated: February 19, 2021A New Hampshire lab owner saw an opportunity to set up a testing lab when Maine voters approved adult recreational use of marijuana. Only two other other marijuana testing labs have been operating in the state.
Updated: February 19, 2021
Is 1031 all done? An investment tool, commercial real estate boon faces elimination
Updated: February 22, 2021Named after its IRS section code, the 1031 benefit allows an investor to put off capital gains tax and has been spurring commercial real estate transactions for decades. But that could change for high-income investors.
Updated: February 22, 2021
Retirement planning in the pandemic: Advisors counsel education, communication
Updated: February 22, 2021The pandemic has devastated retirement savings for many Mainers, but three investment advisors say it's not too late to regroup and replan in order to get back on track toward long-term financial goals.
Updated: February 22, 2021
MaineHealth gets $12.8M grant to study rural health disparities
Updated: February 18, 2021MaineHealth said it will use the funding to develop a statewide research and care network in Maine that addresses barriers associated with limited resources, expertise and access in rural areas, and will begin with the support of four clinical
Updated: February 18, 2021
Lewiston unveils new logo as part of city marketing campaign
February 17, 2021The logo and rebranding initiative result from over a year of development, including a community input process that hosted 21 focus groups and drew 14,000 survey responses.
February 17, 2021
Statue of Augusta chief justice who presided on segregation ruling will be moved
February 17, 2021Augusta native Melville Fuller was chief justice for, and voted in favor of, the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling, which validated racial segregation; the Kennebec County Commissioners voted to move a statue of him from its prominent spot at the Kennebec
February 17, 2021
Brunswick expected to ink $9M contract for long-awaited fire station
Updated: February 16, 2021The central fire station would replace a facility more than 100 years old, and has been discussed and considered by the town over the past four decades.
Updated: February 16, 2021
State marketing campaign promotes 'responsible recreation,' offers business toolkit
February 12, 2021The Maine Office of Tourism is launching the initiative and asking for support from businesses in an attempt to protect the natural resources that draw increasing numbers of visitors during the pandemic.
February 12, 2021
Maine marijuana businesses, including some from away, are growing like a weed
February 12, 2021As sales grow in both the state's medical and recreational-use cannabis markets, several businesses outside of Maine are looking to cultivate new customers here.
February 12, 2021Mills criticizes MaineHealth for staff vaccination policy
February 10, 2021Maine's largest health care system began vaccinating employees against COVID-19 according to a schedule that allowed some to receive the vaccine earlier than allowed under state rules, Gov. Janet Mills says.
February 10, 2021Mills proposes compromise plan for taxing PPP business loans
February 9, 2021The new plan would exempt the first $1 million in loan proceeds from state taxes, a break that would apply to 99% of the Maine businesses that received PPP funds last year. But over 200 recipients, including some large employers, would still be
February 9, 2021
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