Local, state and national business news from the Sun Journal.
• New details on the L-A chamber’s June 11 breakfast
• New flavors for Gifford’s Ice Cream, kicking off its summer season
Bill Hird, owner of Chick-a-Dee of Lewiston, called it “horrible news.”
Owners cry foul after Gov. Janet Mills reverses decision to allow inside dining starting June 1.
Criminal organizations have taken advantage of a massive spike in unemployment payments to file false claims with stolen personal information.
The president claims that tech giants Facebook, Google and Twitter ‘silence conservative voices.’
Maine is the only New England state that has not provided data about COVID-19 cases on a town-by-town basis.
This year, Red’s Eats, a lobster roll landmark in Wiscasset, will open for business on Saturday, May 30, but customers in line will be asked to keep 6 feet of space between them and others in line.
Flowfold, partnering with L.L. Bean, plans to double production of the protection gear for health workers caring for COVID-19 patients.
Large-scale solar arrays will now be allowed in the Agriculture and Resource Protection district, the city’s largest land area, which has been the subject of controversy in recent years.
Brew pubs aren’t allowed to reopen until July 1, but the Maine Brewers Guild notes that many of its members have outdoor seating, making them as safe for patrons as restaurants, which can reopen June 1.
