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The municipal housing agencies span the state, from Sanford to Van Buren, and the funds will help pay for their local efforts to preserve and modernize public housing properties.
Fifty-five employees in Brunswick and one in Bangor have lost their jobs as part of more widespread layoffs by the Boston-based online home furnishings retailer.
Bangor is deploying a high-tech tool to market the city as an arts and culture destination — "story maps," which are customized, digitally available tours. Artistic and cultural attractions help generate $10 million annually in economic activity for…
CES, a Bangor-based environmental engineering firm, purchased the 13-person firm for an undisclosed price. The acquisition follows one made in Florida in 2018.
Hampden was the top town for home sales in the state in 2019 after dropping out of the top 10 last year in Maine LIfe Real Estate Co.'s annual lineup of "Maine's Hottest Towns." Meanwhile, newcomer Augusta debuts at No. 2.
The closure of the Cooks Corner store would leave Maine with only one department store in the Sears chain, once the largest in the country.
The new branch, on Broadway, will be Acadia's third in Bangor and brings the total to eight branches in northern Maine.
Retail giant Macy's plans to close 125 of its worst-performing department stores nationwide, but whether they will include the sole location in Maine is not yet clear.
The fast-food restaurants in Caribou, Houlton and Presque Isle abruptly ended operations on Feb. 1 after the franchise owner cited their "unsustainable" financial performance.
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor has received a $100,000 grant from the New Balance Foundation to support a pediatric weight management program. Obesity affects nearly 30% of Maine children and young adults.
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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