The state will pay unemployed workers as much as $1,500 each if they take jobs in June or July, as recovering businesses struggle to hire enough help.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Is Biddeford the next hot spot for food trucks?
An area entrepreneur wants to transform a vacant lot in the middle of downtown into a food court for food trucks and mobile food vendors.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Mainer’s idea to put the pot in the lobster sparks new research
Using Charlotte Gill’s highly publicized method of exposing lobsters to THC, a team of scientists set out to determine if there was science behind the sensation.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Iconic Portland building that housed Brian Boru pub may face the wrecking ball
The mutual insurance company MEMIC bought the property in 2019 and is now seeking city permits to demolish it.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Working: Safe keeping: Fortier’s turns 100
The locksmith shop on Lisbon Street in Lewiston has been in just two families for a century.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine summer tourism relies on foreign student labor. But not this year.
Closed embassies, international travel restrictions and a backlogged visa process mean only a fraction of the usual number of students will make it to the U.S., leaving seasonal employers scrambling.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
‘It’s an employee’s market’: Students help fill the demand for labor in Maine
With many Maine employers looking everywhere for workers, the local prospects look good for students seeking summer jobs this year.
Posted inBusiness
Owner of Belgrade boat business says he can ‘finally run’ after years of controversy
Shawn Grant, embroiled in controversy for the last few years, is focusing on business growth at Brightside Marine.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin
Working: Running Maine’s largest state park
Manager Bruce Farnham is in summer season No. 34 and counting at the 8,000-acre Mt. Blue State Park.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Landmark bill passed by House and Senate seeks to sell off Maine’s fossil fuel investments
Maine could become the first state where lawmakers order ‘divestment’ from fossil fuels, although changes to the bill could slow the process.