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The city of Auburn signed a five-year agreement with the Maine Campground Owners Association to host its RV and camping show at the Norway Savings Bank Arena.
Delegates represented Maine exports including frozen fish products, apples, seed potatoes and vegetable seeds.
Members of the International Women's Coffee Alliance were hosted by Coffee By Design in Portland.
Maine is viewed as a case study in how to do aquaculture right, says Sebastian Belle. National challenges include animal health, federal regulation, and cross-species and production method issues — all relevant to Maine growers.
The five land ports in Maine are among 26 nationwide that are receiving federal funds for new facilities and infrastructure. On average, the country's land ports are nearly 40 years old.
A group of congressional lawmakers, including U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, are urging the White House to allow vaccinated Canadians to enter the country through land ports of entry in the coming weeks.
"To minimize the spread of COVID19, including the Delta variant, the United States is extending restrictions on non-essential travel at our land and ferry crossings," the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Friday.
The program targets charter transportation businesses statewide and customer-facing businesses and organizations that are open to the public and within 25 miles driving distance of a U.S.-Canada border.
While Canada may soon loosen border restrictions, the United States will wait at least another month before reciprocating. Both countries have clamped down on international crossings since the start of the pandemic, decimating traffic to and from
Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens might be able to resume trips to Canada as of mid-August for nonessential travel, if discussions on reopening plans between the two nations go well. About half of the populations of each country are fully vaccinated.
A letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, signed by lawmakers from Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire, says that allowing vaccinated tourists to travel between the two countries will spur job creation on both sides
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said she "welcomed" a plan by the government of New Brunswick, Canada, to reopen the border with Maine, but details about the opening still have to be worked out.
Reed & Reed Inc. beat out two in-state rivals for the Madawaska-Edmundston International Bridge Project, which will replace a century-old span between Maine and New Brunswick.
"It’s a great opportunity to run an incredible operation," Maine Port Authority CEO Jonathan Nass told Mainebiz of his new role at the Port of Gulfport. His tentative start date as CEO and executive director is June 1.
A first-ever promotional campaign with a grocery chain generated a 79% increase in its lobster sales. The promotions helped offset sales lost when restaurants closed down.
Resumption 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.