The governor says she will ask the Legislature to approve a 10-year moratorium on new offshore wind projects in waters managed by the state.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Working: An orchard’s work is never done
“You get all the apples picked off and it snows and the new year starts, that’s when we start pruning,” farmer John Bsullak said.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Augusta considers self-storage businesses for vacant retail spaces
Storage businesses are not allowed now in two of the city’s largest retail shopping areas.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Toasting Lewiston’s Baxter Brewing Co. at 10
The company rolled out its first cans from one of the city’s historic mills 10 years ago, kicking off the local craft brew scene and a decade of milestones.
Posted inBusiness
Maine craft brew can-do: It was a bitter year, but they canned more, tweaked taprooms and hung on
After a decade of stout growth in Maine, “the world came to a crashing halt,” as one Auburn craft brewer put it, for the craft brew industry and everyone else in the pandemic. Now many brewers are feeling better about 2021.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine’s housing market broke records in 2020, with sales and prices through the roof
Despite the pandemic, the year’s home sales outpaced all previous years, and the median price of homes sold rose to a new high of $256,000.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Politics
Yellen’s nomination as treasury secretary advances
The Senate Finance Committee approves her nomination by President Biden, and a floor vote could happen as soon as Monday.
Posted inBusiness
Video: How to teach a robot to dance
Boston Dynamics captured imaginations with a video last month showing its robots dance to a 1962 Motown hit. But the company’s founder says a year and a half of sophisticated programming, simulation and choreography powered the project.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
New owners for Allied Physical Therapy
FARMINGTON — Justin and Kathryn Longhurst purchased Allied Physical Therapy clinic from Dennis and Stephanie Flanagan on Jan. 4. The Flanagans will continue to be a part of the company, working on a per diem basis. Founded in 1986 in Portland, Allied Physical Therapy is the oldest physical therapy private practice in Maine. The clinic […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Jobless claims remain high in Maine amid unrelenting pandemic
About 3,800 Maine residents filed a new unemployment insurance claim last week, and over 49,000 continuing claims were filed.