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Telehealth takes off in Maine as virtual medical appointments gain ground
Updated: April 6, 2020Driven by the pandemic, health care providers including MaineHealth, InterMed and Penobscot Community Health Care are offering patients online video appointments in a new business area that could be here to stay.
Updated: April 6, 2020
King talks ‘COVID 3.1,’ telehealth and broadband connectivity
Updated: April 3, 2020Mainebiz spoke by phone with U.S. Sen. Angus King on Thursday, while he was self-quarantining in a Brunswick hotel during the congressional recess. His comments about the pandemic and other topics are excerpted in this story, with more to come on
Updated: April 3, 2020Maine unemployment claims hit new high last week
April 2, 2020Unemployment claims continued to surge in Maine and across the U.S., exceeding the previous week's total and surpassing even the number of claims during the Great Recession.
April 2, 2020
Report projects more than 61,000 jobless in Maine by June
April 2, 2020A Maine Center for Economic Policy report projects Maine's jobless numbers will be more than triple of the Great Recession, when a high of 18,800 were unemployed, but also says that more direct aid to invididuals and businesses can help lower the
April 2, 2020
Maine governments, agencies get $16.5M for crisis housing support
April 2, 2020The state government, five cities, Cumberland County and a nonprofit will share the first installment of housing and homelessness grants from the federal emergency response package for the COVID-19 crisis.
April 2, 2020
The lucrative elver season finally gets started, but prices plummet
Updated: April 2, 2020Maine’s elver harvest season finally got underway on Monday, after a week-long delay due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: April 2, 2020
Crowded field of Maine businesses expected in race for $349B in small biz loans
Updated: April 2, 2020Days before the federal Paycheck Protection Plan is expected to go live, Maine banks are getting ready and are already flooded with inquiries. Mainebiz talked to bank executives and other experts concerned about how the race for cash will turn out.
Updated: April 2, 2020
Mills orders residents to stay home, tightens essential business restrictions
April 1, 2020The Stay-at-Home, Stay Healthy order issued by Gov. Janet Mills Tuesday limits the number of shoppers that can be in stores, puts restrictions on public transportation and orders residents stay home except for essential errands and appointments.
April 1, 2020SBA to have $349B payroll stimulus program up and running this week
April 1, 2020Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin expects the U.S. Small Business Administration program to be active by the end of the week, and may approve loans for businesses on the day they apply.
April 1, 2020
Warming Gulf of Maine waters may be stunting lobster growth
April 1, 2020The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99% of the world’s oceans. Researchers will study whether that’s having an impact on young lobsters and their success in growing to adulthood.
April 1, 2020
Portland extends stay-at-home order, Immigrant Welcome Center demands fairness
March 31, 2020Councilors extended the stay-at-home order, with amendments that include a temporary ban on short-term rentals during the pandemic. Meanwhile, a local immigrant advocacy group is calling for fairness in such emergency measures.
March 31, 2020
Maine relaxes deadlines for license renewals, vehicle registrations and more
March 31, 2020The state has waived renewal requirements for driver licenses, including commercial ones, and suspended expiration dates for new vehicle registrations during the coronavirus crisis.
March 31, 2020
Farmer, consumer resources sprout as season begins amidst COVID-19
March 30, 2020As the growing season begins, Maine's agriculture industry is already feeling the pinch of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Organizations, from state agencies to companies like Forager, are working to keep farmers and producers in business.
March 30, 2020Editorial: New government loan program for small business lends a hand, promises some forgiveness
Updated: March 30, 2020The editorial board of a Mainebiz sister publication speaks up in support of the $2 trillion economic stimulus package signed into law Friday, and urges businesses to carefully consider its potential.
Updated: March 30, 2020
Maine hospitality industry expects boost from federal stimulus package
March 27, 2020HospitalityMaine rallied members to urge U.S. Sen. Susan Collins to take care of small businesses in the federal aid package, which includes $377 billion to keep payrolls afloat.
March 27, 2020
Maine closes 10 state parks and beaches, cites concerns about others
Updated: March 27, 2020In response to overcrowding at state parks and beaches that hampers recommended social distancing, Maine officials have closed 10 sites in the midcoast and southern regions through April 8 and possibly longer.
Updated: March 27, 2020
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