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Trade
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Buy local, sell global
May 1, 2017Maine's exported goods totaled $2.86 billion last year, up 4.9% from the previous year.That growth is significant given that our population is stagnant and getting older. (I admit to my own part of the aging problem.)
May 1, 2017
'Measures of Growth 2017' report: Maine gets 'red flag' for R&D
April 26, 2017An annual report that assesses economic indicators related to Maine's business climate, workforce, health and wellness, civic assets and the environment gives the state high marks for exceptional performance in international exports, air and water
April 26, 2017
MITC exporter awards include specialty rope maker, UMaine composites group
April 4, 2017Yale Cordage, a Saco-based manufacturer of high-performance synthetic ropes, was among the winners of the 2017 International Trade and Investment Awards.
April 4, 2017Maine seeks federal help bridging trade gap on lobsters
April 4, 2017With a trade deal between the European Union and Canada near completion, elected officials in Maine want the federal government to try to avert what they see as potential trade disadvantage in the export of lobster.
April 4, 2017
Maine craft brewers to tap European market
March 31, 2017The Maine Beer Box, an exchange between craft brewers in Portland and Reykjavik, shouldn't be confused with boxed wine. The “box” is a 40-foot Eimskip shipping container being refabricated with taps for serving thirsty drinkers at beer festivals on
March 31, 2017
Wicked success: Bob and Carmen Garver build their organic coffee business into a commercial hit
March 20, 2017Bob and Carmen Garver, the husband-and-wife team behind Wicked Joe Coffee and Bard Coffee in Portland, are the 2017 Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year in the small-business category.
March 20, 2017
King advises President Trump on trade policies that would help Maine
March 17, 2017As a candidate, President Donald Trump's statements on United States trade policies could be summarized in three words: Put America first. U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, sent a letter today to the president translating that general goal into an
March 17, 2017Auburn Manufacturing wins anti-dumping claim against China
February 16, 2017The U.S. International Trade Commission voted unanimously in favor of Auburn Manufacturing, ruling that Chinese manufacturers have sold an unfairly subsidized heat resistant fabric in the United States at less than fair value, putting the Auburn-
February 16, 2017Maine delegation asks U.S. to look into alleged subsidies for Canadian cement plant
February 15, 2017Maine's congressional delegation sent a letter to acting U.S. Trade Representative Maria Pagan about alleged unfair subsidies that may have been provided to a cement plant in Quebec that is expected to export to the United States.
February 15, 2017Maine's aerospace exports post a record year in 2016
February 13, 2017Aerospace exports became the state's second-most-valuable export industry after seafood in 2016, reaching a record $312 million.
February 13, 2017South Portland's legal costs mount in pipeline lawsuit
February 10, 2017South Portland's legal tab for defending its 2014 “Clear Skies Ordinance,” which prohibits the bulk loading of crude oil into tankers on the city's waterfront, topped $1 million in December and is expected to need another $600,000 if the federal
February 10, 2017
Aquaculture's impact in Maine almost triples
February 6, 2017Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food production business in the world, and it's already contributing nearly $138 million in both direct and multiplier or related economic impact to the state.
February 6, 2017Canada launches direct flight to China — for lobsters
February 1, 2017Canada, responding to the demand by the Chinese market for “Boston lobster,” has begun direct flights with 747s loaded with lobster.
February 1, 2017International firearms dealer to build distribution site in Skowhegan
January 30, 2017Civil Arms Inc., a federally licensed firearms distributor, importer and exporter, has purchased two lots in Skowhegan’s Southgate Industrial Park.
January 30, 2017South Portland crude oil loading ban faces new opposition
January 27, 2017The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several oil industry groups have filed friend-of-the-court briefs in a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn South Portland's ban on loading crude oil onto ships that was approved by the city's council in July 2014.
January 27, 2017Now that Trump scuttled TPP, how might it impact Maine?
January 24, 2017President Trump signed an executive order on Monday ending the United States' participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a sweeping trade pact negotiated by the Obama administration with 11 other nations on the Pacific Rim. The proposed
January 24, 2017
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