Changes to the Paycheck Protection Program extend deadlines and loosen restrictions, but they still offer no solution to long-term revenue shortfalls.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Four Portland businesses change licenses to reopen earlier
Four bars and tasting rooms in Portland have changed their state licensing so they qualify as restaurants and can reopen in June.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Duck diapers and chicken aprons a big hit. Who knew?
For Beverly Cameron of Turner, her Etsy business started with an unusual request from her daughter: Could she sew an apron for her hen?
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Pandemic poses unique challenges for Portland-area startups
In an environment in which failure is commonplace even in the best of times, not all local startups have been able to survive the coronavirus disruption.
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
Androscoggin Chapter of Land Surveyors donates to Good Shepherd Food Bank
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Chapter of Land Surveyors donated $3,300 to the Good Shepherd Food Bank, which will provide 13,200 meals to hungry people in Maine. The chapter rallied donations from local surveyors supporting the greater Androscoggin County area. The donation was part of a COVID-19 response initiative by the Maine Society of Land Surveyors. […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
SpaceX opens era of amateur astronauts, cosmic movie sets
The flight to the International Space Station returned astronaut launches to the U.S. after nine years.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Politics
New jobs report diminishes GOP appetite for more virus aid
Mitch McConnell says Republicans won’t extend the $600 per week supplemental unemployment benefit.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin
ReEnergy, DESRI-North Light propose joint biomass, solar project
LIVERMORE FALLS — ReEnergy Biomass Operations, with biomass power plants in Livermore Falls and Stratton, has submitted a joint proposal to the Maine Public Utilities Commission with North Light Energy, a Maine company partnered with D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments, for their proposed photovoltaic solar project adjacent to the ReEnergy Livermore Falls facility. The joint […]
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
Bank of America donates to local nonprofits
AUBURN — In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Bank of America has committed $100 million to support communities around the world, awarding over $525,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations in Maine. Locally, Bank of America donated $50,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank, $10,000 to the Olympia Snow Women’s Leadership Institute, $7,500 to Goodwill Industries of […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Old Port building owner says he regrets hiring armed guards
The owner of a building on Middle Street hired 2 armed guards after businesses were damaged or burglarized the previous night.