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Delegation demands China's compliance on lobsters
Renee Cordes Updated: January 24, 2020Maine's congressional delegation is pressing the Trump administration to hold China accountable for its commitment to purchase lobster in the recently announced U.S.-China trade deal.
Renee Cordes Updated: January 24, 2020New trade deal a boon for Maine's lobster industry, perhaps
Staff January 16, 2020A new trade deal between the U.S. and China includes a provision expected to boost purchases of Maine lobster. But the deal doesn’t specify how much, nor does it remove existing tariffs.
Staff January 16, 2020
New England Ocean Cluster to take over part of science center space
Renee Cordes January 14, 2020It will go into second floor space in the former Portland Science Center, on Portland's waterfront.
Renee Cordes January 14, 2020
Delegation warns that trade tiff is hurting Maine small business
Renee Cordes January 9, 2020The state's congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to avoid "subjecting Maine to harm" from an ongoing transatlantic trade dispute.
Renee Cordes January 9, 2020
Shipyard Brewing strikes second global marketing deal in less than a month
Staff Updated: December 18, 2019Portland-based Shipyard Brewing Co. is expanding its global presence by forming another joint marketing alliance, this one with an Australian brewery.
Staff Updated: December 18, 2019
Federal funding bill may aid Maine ports
Staff Updated: December 18, 2019Maine ports could benefit from $225 million in transportation funding that's expected to receive approval from Congress this week.
Staff Updated: December 18, 2019
King demands immediate relief for Maine blueberry farmers hurt by trade war
Renee Cordes Updated: December 5, 2019Seeking aid for growers hurt by retaliatory Chinese tariffs, U.S. Sen. Angus King made his strongly worded request this week in a letter and on the Senate floor.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 5, 2019
Visit from South Korea official part of FirstPark's 'wider net'
Maureen Milliken November 21, 2019The Oakland technology and commerce campus is marketing itself globally, and this week hosted the Boston consul general from the Republic of Korea, who spent two days in the Waterville area talking to business leaders.
Maureen Milliken November 21, 2019
For Wade Merritt, heading the Maine International Trade Center is no foreign task
Renee Cordes Updated: November 25, 2019Mainebiz talked with Wade Merritt, president of the Maine International Trade Center, about how the organization helps businesses tap into foreign markets — and how his upbringing prepared him for the job.
Renee Cordes Updated: November 25, 2019Free Caribou workshop will teach basics of international trade
Staff October 25, 2019The Nov. 6 workshop is intended to help companies, economic development officials and businesspeople learn the basics of exporting and how the Maine International Trade Center can assist.
Staff October 25, 2019
Maine pact with Finland kicks off first day of Arctic Circle Assembly
Renee Cordes Updated: October 10, 2019Gov. Janet Mills and the prime minister of Finland, Antti Rinne, are scheduled to sign an agreement today to collaborate in the fight against climate change while strengthening their respective forest economies.
Renee Cordes Updated: October 10, 2019
Northern exposure: Championing Maine’s interests in the North Atlantic
Renee Cordes Updated: September 30, 2019As director of Maine International Trade Center’s Maine North Atlantic Development Office (MENADO), Dana Eidsness works to develop trade, investment and international collaboration opportunities for Maine.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 30, 2019
MITC lands $344K for international trade expansion
Staff Updated: September 16, 2019The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that $344,500 has been awarded to Maine International Trade Center to support export growth among the state's small businesses.
Staff Updated: September 16, 2019
Greenland foreign minister keen to strengthen ties with Maine
Renee Cordes Updated: September 13, 2019The government official was in Portland Thursday to discuss opportunities for increasing trade between Greenland and Maine, starting with a shipping route expected to open next year.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 13, 2019‘Dear Mr. President — Why not lobster?’
Staff June 7, 2019"Dear Mr. President — Why not lobster?" That’s the opening line of a letter Maine’s congressional delegation sent this morning to President Donald Trump urging him to provide financial assistance to lobster businesses hurt by the ongoing trade war
Staff June 7, 2019
Here’s your chance to learn more about Maine Port Authority’s ‘First Pallet Free’ program
Staff June 4, 2019A working group of Maine’s marine-based economic development groups is hosting an event today at Maine Craft Distilling in Portland to highlight Maine Port Authority’s “First Pallet Free” program, which covers up to $800 in first-time freight costs
Staff June 4, 2019
Today's Poll
Next year will bring a host of new challenges for businesses looking to add employees to the payroll.
Maine's Paid Family and Medical Leave law will go into effect, which will allow an employee to take paid leave for up to 12 weeks to care for an ill family member or new child, for instance.
The state's minimum wage will increase by 45 cents an hour, to $15.10 (a separate minimum wage provision will be voted on in Portland that could raise the hourly compensation to $19).
And rising health care premiums will continue to be a struggle for employers.
For companies that plan to grow, all of these factors will have to be managed.
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