Farmers in the state have received nearly $20 million in total.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine’s charter bus companies say they are on verge of collapse
With high overhead and almost no revenue, the companies are pinning their hopes on a federal bailout that may not come.
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Posted inBusiness, News
IRS is sending extra money to nearly 14 million Americans
It’s the interest on your tax refund, if you filed after April 15 this year.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Striking BIW union halts picketing in advance of contract vote
Union members will vote on the new contract online and via telephone starting Friday and closing at noon Sunday. If union members approve the new contract, the strike will officially end.
Posted inBusiness, Politics
Donald Trump pitches boycott of Goodyear tires, says they ban MAGA hats
President Donald Trump is urging people not to buy tires from Goodyear
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World, News
Chicks shipped by mail are arriving dead, costing Maine farmers thousands of dollars
Several Maine poultry farms have received shipments of hundreds of chicks that died while being delivered by the U.S. Postal Service, either because the shipments were delayed or mishandled.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Politics
Democrats, Republicans seek a path forward on stimulus talks, including USPS funding
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested that Democrats might be willing to cut more from their proposal to reach agreement on immediate needs.
Posted inBusiness
Devoted Health plans to double workforce in New Gloucester
Company to add 40 jobs at Pineland Farms office.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
The U.S. forced major manufacturers to build ventilators. Now they’re piling up unused in a strategic reserve.
Some suppliers delivered ahead of schedule. Others, like Ford, faced production delays.
Posted inBusiness
Business leaders say they are unlikely to implement Trump’s payroll tax order
Retailers, restaurants, auto part suppliers and other top businesses describe the president’s executive action as ‘unworkable.’