The lobbyist who pushed for the change was a former longtime aide to the Maine senator.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Crime
Sheriff’s office investigates break-in at brewery in Harrison
The owners of Fluvial Brewing, who were already struggling with the economic effects of COVID-19, say they were devastated Thursday when they found their business had been burglarized.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine Grains sales skyrocket during pandemic, earns praise from New York Times
Amber Lambke says the business has seen a 4,000% increase in online sales since the pandemic began, and points out the company’s way of doing business is a collaborative model for rural areas.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lisbon low-income apartments in need of TLC may be getting some help
A $10 million project planned to convert the first-floor commercial space into 14 affordable housing units.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Sen. King raises concerns about U.S. Postal Service policies as election nears
King, a longtime advocate for the agency, warns a key Senate leader that post offices will struggle to keep up with mail-in ballots unless policies are changed.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
‘So many questions’: Local business owners talk summer, winter and staying afloat
The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce session Thursday asked for feedback to deliver to the state as state government crafts future rules and business support programs.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Demand for unemployment aid remains high in Maine even as new claims dip
Nearly 80,000 Mainers filed continuing federal and state unemployment benefits last week, more than twice the number during the worst week of the Great Recession.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
1.2 million unemployment claims filed as federal jobless aid ends
For 20 straight weeks jobless claims have remained over 1 million.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
University of Maine enters into public-private offshore wind venture worth $147 million
The university will collaborate with New England Aqua Ventus LLC in a project that could show the feasibility of a full-scale, floating wind turbine in deep water.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Franklin Memorial Hospital earns American College of Radiology accreditation
FARMINGTON — The Imaging Department at Franklin Memorial Hospital has been awarded a three-year accreditation in nuclear medicine as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology. Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging that uses small amounts of radioactive material, ingested by or injected into the patient, to diagnose […]