Local, state and national business news from the Sun Journal.
• Auburn-made chocolate is on the menu on Food Network’s “Chopped”
• New chicken restaurant coming to Lewiston
President Nayib Bukele’s administration has installed 200 Bitcoin ATMs around the country that can be used to exchange the cryptocurrency for U.S. dollars.
CMP-backed opponents of a proposed consumer-owned utility in Maine say voters should have the final say on the purchase price.
More than 60% of U.S. workers had jobs that couldn’t be done from home.
It was the first time the industry has reported monthly sales of at least $10 million since the state’s adult-use market launched in October 2020.
Rural communities across the country are wrestling with the economic perks and environmental drawbacks of opening up their roads to ATVs.
Some businesses are cutting back operating hours to deal with the sudden loss of workers.
Hundreds of Maine restaurants missed out on industry-specific relief funds, with only 43% of applicants receiving grants.
While the White House has encouraged states to keep paying the $300 weekly benefit by using money from the stimulus bills, no states have opted to do so.
Gryffon Ridge Spice Merchants offers hundreds of spices, herbs, salts and custom blends — and is slated to have “another banner year,” owner Christine Pistole said.
