The Labor and Housing Committee heard testimony from the public on 2 bills: one that would increase the state’s minimum, and another that would limit a municipality’s ability to set its own rate.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Aquaculture development on Down East coast hits a roadblock
A group of business owners and residents is challenging the Jonesport Planning Board’s decision to allow a $110 million facility that would cultivate yellowtail kingfish.
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Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
ConvenientMD Opens Auburn urgent care clinic
AUBURN — ConvenientMD opened its newest clinic at 590 Center St. on April 3. The clinic will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to serve the community’s immediate medical needs. No appointment is necessary. ConvenientMD’s Auburn clinic treats a broad range of illnesses and injuries – from colds, coughs and flu, to […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England, News
Power line construction moved ahead on good-faith schedule, jurors told
New England Clean Energy Connect, backed by Central Maine Power and its affiliates, was repeatedly forced to change timeframes, lawyers for the project said on the second day of a civil trial.
Posted inBusiness, New England
Prison for N.H. man in fraud case involving $6 million in COVID-19 loans
He received nearly $874,000 after applying for 35 Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation / World
Moderna says potential flu vaccine needs more study
The company is testing the vaccine in two, late-stage studies in the Southern and Northern hemispheres.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Public utility referendum question must be reworded, Maine Supreme Judicial Court rules
The questioning about the question continues as the state’s highest court decides the precise language about the creation of a public-owned electric utility.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Long-awaited trial over future of CMP electricity corridor gets underway
Five years in the making, the trial that could determine the fate of the 145-mile electricity transmission corridor is expected to last 7 days in state Business and Consumer Court.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Chinese solar maker says U.S. may be too pricey for expansion
The U.S. last year passed a law forbidding the import of goods from the region unless companies can prove they weren’t made with forced labor, slowing the flow of solar panels to the country.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Working from home? You may spend less time on career development.
Nearly half of the employees who can work from home have a hybrid arrangement, while just over a third are fully on-site and 20% are fully remote, data from WFH Research show.