The group maintains that sending such notices during the winter and at the height of the pandemic is ‘unreasonable’ under Maine law.
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Maine’s jobless rate holds steady at 5% in December
Still, labor economists say many unemployed residents are being misclassified, and that the state’s true jobless rate is likely above 10%.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Smaller investors face down hedge funds, as GameStop soars
A head-scratching David and Goliath story is playing out on Wall Street over the stock price of a money-losing video game retailer.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News, Politics
Janet Yellen wins Senate approval as first female treasury secretary
On an 84-15 vote, the former chair of the Federal Reserve becomes the third member of President Biden’s Cabinet to win confirmation.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
PHOTO: Bates science building getting finishing touches
Work on the exterior of the Bonney Science Center at Bates College is nearing completion.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
CMCC offering no-cost precision machine training
AUBURN — The Center for Workforce & Professional Development at Central Maine Community College, in partnership with the Maine Quality Center, is offering a no-cost, 100% online Precision Machining Training Fundamentals program to qualified candidates. Participants who successfully complete the program will have the opportunity to apply to the CMCC Precision Machining Technology Associate Degree […]
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Mills’ budget proposal would tax Paycheck Protection Program funds as income
The Legislature’s tax and budget committees met Monday to hear testimony on a set of proposals by Gov. Janet Mills that could leave some businesses paying state taxes on loans exempt from federal taxes.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Biden plans to sign order for government to buy more U.S. goods
The United States has shed roughly 540,000 factory jobs since last February as the coronavirus pandemic hurled the world’s largest economy into recession.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Sports
Big advertisers skipping Super Bowl ads this year, citing pandemic
Budweiser was the latest company to announce it was rethinking its approach to advertising during Super Bowl LV, instead partnering with the Ad Council to raise virus awareness.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Pandemic’s effects leave road project planners guessing what’s around the corner
The Maine Department of Transportation’s latest construction plan is clouded by uncertainties about funding and whether more drivers will return to the roads.