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  • Maine tribes land $800K in federal housing grants

    January 9, 2017

    The Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Penobscot Indian Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe received $807,217 through a HUD Indian Housing Block Grant.

  • Construction business is booming, but where are the workers?

    Jennifer Van Allen January 9, 2017

    In 2004, Scott Tompkins wrote a Mainebiz column about the need to rehab the public's perception of construction work.

  • USDA invests $11.1M to improve quality of life in six counties

    Staff January 5, 2017

    Projects located in Hancock, Penobscot, Washington, Somerset, Aroostook and Lincoln counties are slated to receive a total of $11.1 million in loans and grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to enhance infrastructure at essential community…

  • Martha Stewart donates $1M to Acadia

    January 3, 2017

    Martha Stewart, who has a house in Seal Harbor, pledged $1 million for the benefit of Acadia National Park.

  • Utilities scramble to restore power in storm's aftermath

    James McCarthy December 30, 2016

    In the immediate aftermath this morning of the season's first major snowstorm, Maine's two largest utilities reported more than 100,000 of their customers were without power.

  • Long-time MDI boatbuilder going strong

    December 29, 2016

    Boatbuilding across the state is seeing higher customer demand, with many boatbuilders developing new products and innovations. One such builder is the John Williams Boat Co. in Hall Quarry, on Mount Desert Island, the Mount Desert Islander…

  • Home sales and prices are rising statewide

    Staff December 29, 2016

    Maine Association of Realtors reported 1,414 homes were sold statewide in November, up 17.74% compared to the same period a year ago. Median sales price for those homes reached $191,863, is up 6.59% over November 2015.

  • Maine’s economic growth still lags in rural areas

    December 28, 2016

    Maine's gross domestic product surpassed 2007 for the first time since the recession, but challenges remain.

  • Ellsworth historic site receives $1 million gift toward expansion

    December 27, 2016

    Woodlawn, an Ellsworth historic estate that includes a museum, community and formal gardens and a public park, received a $1 million anonymous gift to help fund a multi-purpose facility.

  • USDA makes $6M investment in northern and eastern Maine

    December 27, 2016

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding a $6 million grant to a Maine partnership led by the Nature Conservancy that will help private forestland owners reduce the impacts that flooding has on road networks and restore more than 250 miles of…

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Do you support an increase in Portland's minimum wage?
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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 $19 per hour by 2028. (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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