Vrbo is seeing similar trends as popular tourist states, including Maine, reopen.
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Wall Street hits the brakes after strong, weeks-long rally
Skeptics of the rally have been saying that many risks still lurk ahead on the long road to a full recovery.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Gov. Janet Mills’ new tourism plan receives mixed reaction, confusion from local lodgings
Out-of-staters can avoid quarantine if they certify a negative test within 72 hours of arrival.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Restaurant owners sue Mills over reopening plan
Four southern Maine restaurants allege the governor’s reopening plan is unfair to businesses in 3 counties governed by more restrictive rules.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Turnpike traffic crossing Maine border rose steadily in May
The warming weather and eased business restrictions correspond with a 53% increase in traffic through the York toll plaza from May 1 to May 31.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Testing option not enough to save Maine tourism industry, groups say
Visitors who can prove they tested negative recently may begin visiting Maine without quarantine, starting in July.
Posted inBusiness
As business trickles back, hotels compete on cleanliness
Franchises have called in experts – the Cleveland Clinic, the Mayo Clinic – to help develop new standards.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Jill Millett earns Safeco Insurance award
NORWAY — Jill Millett of Chalmers Insurance Group has earned the Safeco Insurance Award of Excellence, an honor recognizing superior underwriting skill that is achieved by a select group of agents across the country who sell Safeco Insurance. The award honors outstanding agents who have developed a solid underwriting relationship with Safeco and whose agencies […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
A U.S. recession began in February in the face of coronavirus
Some economists say it could take two years or more for the economy to regain its pre-pandemic levels of production and employment.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine eases quarantine rule for visitors as virus testing expands
Vermont and New Hampshire residents will not have to quarantine, and other visitors can avoid the 14-day quarantine if they certify they have tested negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours before checking in to a Maine lodging.