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Maine adult-use marijuana retailers gross $1.4M in first month of legal sales
Updated: November 24, 2020Preliminary data released on Monday shows that smokable pot made up 76% of sales, while concentrates accounted for 14% and infused products comprised 10%.
Updated: November 24, 2020
Maine unemployment rate shows modest, but perhaps slowing, improvement
November 23, 2020The rate for October showed that more Mainers are returning to work, but the decline was less than in the two previous months. The state Labor Department again cautions that the rates don't fully reflect the numbers of people without work because of
November 23, 2020
For developers, the first step to a successful project: Do your homework
November 23, 2020MEREDA has launched a Developer's Toolkit, to help navigate project review and approval, and a development panel said the keys to success have to be addressed before a plan hits the design table.
November 23, 2020
Maine's visitor centers will adopt new technology in effort to drive tourism
Updated: November 23, 2020The goal is to give people the ability to book attractions and accommodations and have the resources available at the center and on the road. Studies show visitor center traffic generates longer stays and more spending.
Updated: November 23, 2020
Mixed-income building in Portland's East Bayside is more than just apartments, city says
November 20, 2020Solterra, at 58 Boyd St. in Portland, which was completed this week and is owned by the Portland Housing Authority, is energy-efficient and has free Wi-Fi for residents, which will allow them to take advantage of a telehealth program through Greater
November 20, 2020
Maine businesses that seat customers have 9 p.m. curfew for next two weeks
November 20, 2020The restriction, designed to limit the amount of time people spend together, will be in force until at least Sunday, Dec. 6, as the state's numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise sharply.
November 20, 2020
Maine specialty crop growers get $500K in fed funds to expand growth
November 19, 2020Recipients include the Maine Maple Producers Association, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Alliance and University of Maine’s Maine Food and Agriculture Center.
November 19, 2020
Falmouth begins long-term planning process, with out-of-state help
November 18, 2020The Portland suburb is beginning a $63,000 research project, including opinion-gathering about future development, as part of an overhaul of the town's comprehensive plan for the first time in nearly a decade.
November 18, 2020
Collins pushes Senate on creating Smithsonian women's history museum
November 18, 2020Collins and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, first introduced legislation for a women's history museum at the Smithsonian in 2003.
November 18, 2020
Portland City Council postpones Munjoy Hill Historic District vote
November 17, 2020The council agreed Monday night to put off a vote until Feb. 1 so that the district proposal, which would affect nearly 400 properties, could be reviewed in more depth and so that new members will have a chance to get up to speed.
November 17, 2020
As holiday shopping season gets underway, Maine resumes quarantine for Mass. visitors
Updated: November 16, 2020As of Monday, the quarantine-or-test rule for visitors from certain states again includes Massachusetts travelers. They had been exempted since September, although some businesses criticized that the exemption hadn't come earlier in the tourism
Updated: November 16, 2020
How to comply with Maine's new paid leave law: a guide for employers
Updated: November 17, 2020From notice periods to time increments, an attorney at a Portland law firm breaks down what employers need to know about the new law, which goes into effect on Jan. 1.
Updated: November 17, 2020
Report: Policies boosting race equity in Maine would add jobs, income
November 13, 2020A study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy finds that there's deep systemic racism in the state, some of it going back centuries, which is slowing the state's economic potential as well as potential of individuals.
November 13, 2020
After launching legal market for adult-use marijuana, Maine co-launches regulatory group
November 13, 2020Maine was the 10th state and second on the East Coast to begin legal retail sales of adult-use cannabis. The state is now a founding member of the Cannabis Regulators Association, which hopes to share institutional knowledge and regulatory best
November 13, 2020
Portland won't enforce emergency minimum wage until 2022
November 11, 2020The mayor and City Council Tuesday night said the ordinance requiring time-and-a-half for minimum wage workers doesn't go into effect until the new minimum of $15 kicks in.
November 11, 2020
Maine's clean energy boom will help offset COVID's economic toll, report predicts
Updated: November 11, 2020A 43-page policy report, by the Governor’s Energy Office and Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, explores the momentum within Maine’s clean energy economy.
Updated: November 11, 2020
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