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Maine hair salons are trying to cope with coronavirus, and new competition
Updated: June 2, 2020While salons across the state began to reopen during May, a chain of 4,500 franchises opened its first two in Maine. Hair care businesses everywhere have been rocked by the pandemic, but some here express cautious optimism.
Updated: June 2, 2020
Westbrook manufacturer fast-tracks machine for COVID-19 testing part
Updated: June 2, 2020The Westbrook maker of robotic mass-assembly systems worked around the clock to produce a machine, necessary for making a coronavirus testing kit part, in eight weeks, down from a typical 35 weeks.
Updated: June 2, 2020
With Acadia preparing to open, Bar Harbor wonders if visitors will come
May 29, 2020As Acadia National Park prepares to begin a gradual reopening on June 1, businesses and others in Bar Harbor are gearing up to address new community needs created by the pandemic.
May 29, 2020
CVS opens four drive-thru testing sites in southern, central Maine
Updated: May 29, 2020Beginning Friday, pharmacies in Augusta, Biddeford, Portland and South Portland will offer tests for people who meet CDC criteria and register in advance. Individuals self-administer the tests while remaining in their cars.
Updated: May 29, 2020
Preparing for a pandemic: Central Maine Healthcare had a sound plan — would it be enough?
Updated: June 1, 2020Central Maine Healthcare had long prepared for emergencies such as the massive outbreak of a deadly disease. But when Maine's first COVID-19 patient entered an emergency room on March 10, things happened fast.
Updated: June 1, 2020Response to pandemic has been inspiring
Updated: June 1, 2020By now, we’ve heard numerous stories about manufacturers converting operations to make face masks, hand sanitizer, swabs or even vaccines.
Updated: June 1, 2020264 Maine workers earn COVID Readiness Badges in first week
Updated: May 28, 2020Since last week’s launch of a free COVID-19 safety training course, 264 hospitality workers in Maine have earned a "micro-credential" from Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor.
Updated: May 28, 2020
Abbott, American Roots expansions bolster still-steady industrial market
May 27, 2020Abbott, of Scarborough, is adding space in both Scarborough and Westbrook, while American Roots has expanded to 20,000 square feet in the Dana Warp Mill; both are increasing production in response to the pandemic, helping to drive industrial
May 27, 2020Abbott, JAX officials to discuss coronavirus science in BioME webinar
Updated: May 27, 2020Representatives of Jackson Laboratory and Abbott Diagnostics, as well as others involved in the medical and science response to the coronavirus, will discuss the specifics of the virus, research, testing and more, in a webinar Thursday.
Updated: May 27, 2020
JAX ramps up 'humanized' mouse production for pandemic fight
May 27, 2020Jackson Laboratory is undertaking an unprecedented scale-up of “humanized” mouse models designed to help scientists around the world develop vaccines and treatments for COVID-19.
May 27, 2020
BIW vendor tests positive for COVID-19; Portland restaurant closes temporarily
Updated: May 27, 2020A vendor working at Bath Iron Works tested positive for COVID-19, and two other people have also quarantined. In Portland, Salvage BBQ has shut down for at least two weeks after an employee tested positive there.
Updated: May 27, 2020Portland niche consultancy makes first acquisition
Updated: May 27, 2020Readiness Associates, founded as an LLC in 2015, is making its first-ever acquisition with big expansion plans on the horizon. Terms were not disclosed.
Updated: May 27, 2020
Maine scores near the top in national ranking for COVID-19 health infrastructure
Updated: May 27, 2020Maine comes in at No. 14 in the latest ranking by personal finance website WalletHub, as Gov. Janet Mills announces plans to expand the state's ability to do contact tracing.
Updated: May 27, 2020
Maine gets $52.7M boost to expand infectious disease testing
May 22, 2020The money will accelerate completion of a 46,000-square-foot state lab in Augusta, allow rural hospitals to increase ability to test for both COVID-19 and other infectious diseases and spark a plan to allow businesses to offer drive-through testing.
May 22, 2020
Compliance, communication key as businesses reopen, experts say in Mainebiz webcast
Updated: May 22, 2020As Maine businesses start to reopen after the COVID-19 lockdown, three panelists from different sectors shared insights and advice in a one-hour Mainebiz webcast Thursday. Part two on the same topic is planned for the week of June 14 .
Updated: May 22, 2020
Heroes wanted: Maine's health care employers are hiring more than ever
Updated: May 25, 2020Maine needed more nurses and health care workers long before COVID-19. But the pandemic has sent demand skyrocketing in many health professions, while changing the industry for everyone.
Updated: May 25, 2020
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