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Portland chamber appeals Superior Court decision on city's hazard wage
February 5, 2021The court ruled that the hazard wage of time-and-a-half doesn't take effect until 2022, when the rest of the new minimum wage ordinance does, but the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce and five business owners argue the wage itself is not
February 5, 2021Mainers lost $6M to scams last year, as cases of fraud skyrocketed nationwide
February 5, 2021Identity theft was the most common type of scam reported in Maine and nationwide. Shady online shopping schemes were also common, driven by a surge during the early days of the pandemic.
February 5, 2021
On the Record: Sue Roche, head of Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, looks beyond barriers
Updated: February 8, 2021After starting 20 years ago as its first staff attorney, she's now executive director of Maine’s only statewide immigration legal services organization. Despite the "increasingly unjust immigration system," she's also optimistic about the future.
Updated: February 8, 2021
Coworking at a crossroads: Shared space was gaining traction, then the pandemic hit
Updated: February 8, 2021Like much office space, coworking sites are largely empty these days. Former members say they long for not only a place to do business, but the community and culture that came with it. It's not clear how long the coworkers will have to wait.
Updated: February 8, 2021
New directors sought for USDA Maine rural development, FSA
Updated: February 8, 2021Tim Hobbs, USDA rural development state director, and David Lavway, Farm Services Agency executive director under the Trump administration, will be replaced with Biden appointees, and the state's congressional delegation is looking for candidates.
Updated: February 8, 2021
Caribou considers a new look, but it may not come cheap
Updated: February 4, 2021The Aroostook County city of 7,600 has been identifying itself with the use of a logo that doesn't include its name. But redesigning the graphic image could be cost-prohibitive at a time when city budgets are stretched.
Updated: February 4, 2021
Maine-Nova Scotia CAT ferry cancels another season
Updated: February 3, 2021Resumption of the high-speed passenger service between Bar Harbor and Nova Scotia was delayed by terminal construction in 2019. The pandemic forced the cancellation of service last season, and now the one that was planned to start in May.
Updated: February 3, 2021
$2.4M awarded for natural resource conservation of Maine wetlands
Updated: February 3, 2021The program aims to offset impacts to natural resources at one site by funding protection of similar resources at another site, using in-lieu fees paid by permit applicants. Since 2008, over 130 projects have been funded.
Updated: February 3, 2021
Portland City Council votes down Munjoy Hill historic district proposal
February 2, 2021The effect on affordable housing and the city's working-class residents, many of whom are immigrants of color, was a concern for both the proponents and critics of the proposal. It was rejected, 5-4, on Monday.
February 2, 2021Mills lifts curfew on Maine nighttime business operations
January 29, 2021For two months, a public health measure has required restaurants, bars and movie theaters to close by 9 p.m. Encouraging new statistics have prompted Gov. Janet Mills to end the restriction.
January 29, 2021Businesses balk at Mills’ proposal to tax PPP loans
January 26, 2021With many businesses struggling to survive the pandemic, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and other groups are urging the Legislature and Gov. Janet Mills not to tax loan proceeds from the federal Paycheck Protection Program.
January 26, 2021Unemployment rate remains flat in December; job recovery may be stalling
January 26, 2021Unemployment during the last month of 2020 was unchanged, and remained pretty much that way during the last quarter of the year. The number of jobs in Maine and in the nation is still far below pre-pandemic levels.
January 26, 2021
State transportation plan maps out $2.7B in projects over next 3 years
January 26, 2021In its latest three-year work plan, released Monday, the Maine Department of Transportation lists 2,180 infrastructure upgrades worth a total of $2.71 billion. Transportation Commissioner Bruce Van Note talked with Mainebiz recently about what's
January 26, 2021
Mills wants to freeze near-shore wind development in response to fishing concerns
January 25, 2021Gov. Janet Mills is proposing a 10-year moratorium on new wind-power projects in ocean waters managed by the state. But the measure may be little solace to groups concerned about a research array of wind turbines to be sited farther offshore.
January 25, 2021
Project Canopy 2021 grants will support $100K in local forestry projects
Updated: January 22, 2021Grants ranging from $6,000 to $10,000 are available to help municipalities and nonprofits strengthen community tree planting and maintenance efforts.
Updated: January 22, 2021Former Portland developer pardoned by Trump
Updated: January 20, 2021Michael Liberty, a former Portland property developer convicted in 2016 of illegal campaign finance violations, was pardoned Tuesday by President Donald Trump.
Updated: January 20, 2021
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