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  • A rocky start to Bangor’s wedding season with shop closure

    June 7, 2016

    The abrupt closure of the Bangor-based bridal shop, House of Brides, last week and subsequent silence from its owner has some soon-to-be-brides out of their deposits — and scrambling to find a solution before the busy summer wedding season takes off.

    June 7, 2016

  • Three Ramblers Way Farm locations planned by year's end

    June 6, 2016

    Ramblers Way Farm, the Maine-based apparel company owned by Tom's of Maine co-founders Tom and Kate Chappell, plans to open three retail locations in the coming months in both Maine and New Hampshire.

    June 6, 2016

  • Coffee and vinyl records delivered to your door? Count us in

    June 3, 2016

    Subscribers of The Good Thing, the monthly coffee-and-vinyl-record delivery club from the Portland-based Tandem Coffee Roasters and KMA, an audio equipment and vinyl record store also in Portland, will be getting their June coffee and vinyl fix any

    June 3, 2016

  • Downtown Ellsworth Association hires new director

    June 2, 2016

    The Downtown Ellsworth Association has hired Gouldsboro native and Ellsworth business owner Cara Romano as the part-time executive director of the association.

    June 2, 2016

  • Summer rush escalates high demand for employees

    May 31, 2016

    The shortage of employees in the state is stretching beyond both the construction and culinary sectors, as business owners in Hancock County are struggling to meet the high demand of workers needed during the fast-approaching summer months.

    May 31, 2016

  • The Via Agency joins Maine's growing ESOP roster

    Jennifer Van Allen May 30, 2016

    Like a lot of small business owners, The VIA Agency founder and Chairman John Coleman didn't relish the prospect of a giant out-of-state operator swallowing advertising agency he spent 23 years building. An Employee Stock Ownership Plan offered a

    Jennifer Van Allen May 30, 2016

  • Watch out craft brewing: Maine craft coffee is a multimillion-dollar industry

    Lori Valigra May 30, 2016

    “People said 'Another coffee place? Good luck,'” says Kathleen Pratt, co-founder of Tandem Coffee Roasters — that was in 2012. In 2015, Tandem reported a revenue of $1.5 million.

    Lori Valigra May 30, 2016

  • New directors mark chamber of commerce growth statewide

    Peter Van Allen May 30, 2016

    Maine's chamber of commerce offices are ever-evolving. In recent weeks, two chambers have announced new executive directors.

    Peter Van Allen May 30, 2016

  • A lightbulb moment leads to the founding of True Course Yachting

    Jennifer Van Allen May 30, 2016

    Time and again, Ben Davis met boat owners who loved sailing, but not the time-consuming upkeep involved in cleaning their boats, preparing them for launch and decommission and transporting their boats between different ports. Davis knew that he was

    Jennifer Van Allen May 30, 2016

  • Artisanal olive oil retailer unveils new Brunswick location

    Staff May 20, 2016

    Downtown Brunswick will serve as the newest location for the Maine-based olive oil and vinegar retailer FIORE Artisan Olive Oils and Vinegars.

    Staff May 20, 2016

  • A historic Bangor building has a 'sweet' future

    May 16, 2016

    The view of Bangor's downtown from a pair of future luxury apartments isn't the only sweet thing at a building on 31 Main St. in Bangor that's currently under renovations.

    May 16, 2016

  • Freshly baked goods from a fresh business founder

    May 16, 2016

    While hundreds of students across Maine are currently celebrating graduation with trepidation at mounds of insurmountable debt, Alison Keane of Brewer has taken the future into her own hands — and with a little help from the city of Brewer's

    May 16, 2016

  • Fed crowdfunding law takes effect: What does it mean for Maine?

    Lori Valigra May 16, 2016

    After four years of debate, the federal government's 685-page crowdfunding law, passed last Oct. 30, takes effect today, offering yet another fund-raising and investing option to companies and individuals in Maine and nationwide.

    Lori Valigra May 16, 2016

  • Can hop-growers, maltsters and brewers make a truly Maine beer?

    Lori Valigra May 16, 2016

    That's just what local craft brewers and some government officials want: a truly Maine beer, with Maine-grown and processed ingredients. The side benefits are higher prices for farmers producing malt-grade barley and varieties of hops as well as a

    Lori Valigra May 16, 2016

  • New overtime rule could quadruple number of eligible Maine workers

    James McCarthy May 16, 2016

    A proposed change to the nation's overtime eligibility regulations could quadruple the number of workers in Maine who would be covered by the new salary threshold — rising from 16,000 to 64,000 workers.

    James McCarthy May 16, 2016

  • No slowing Sea Bags proliferation, as trio of new stores opening

    Staff May 13, 2016

    More tourists and Mainers alike will be sporting upscale tote bags made from recycled sails, as Sea Bags, the Portland designer and manufacturer of hand-crafted, upscale totes and accessories, has announced that it will be opening three new retail

    Staff May 13, 2016

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Do you support an increase in Portland's minimum wage?
Poll Description

The Portland City Council is weighing a controversial proposed hike to the city’s minimum wage.

The proposal would increase the minimum wage from $15.50 per hour to $20 per hour within four years. (The statewide hourly minimum wage is $14.65.)

The proposal does not include a wage hike for tipped workers who are currently paid an hourly wage of $7.75, but employers are required to ensure that wages and tips combined total $15.50 per hour. 

While inflation pressures have made it hard to survive on the minimum wage, many business owners are concerned the hike would cut already thin margins. 

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