Bath Iron Works reports its third case, saying the vendor was wearing personal protective equipment at the shipyard Friday and is now in quarantine, as are two other vendors who were in close proximity to the person who tested positive.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Scammers target Maine’s stressed unemployment system
Criminals have used stolen personal information to file fraudulent jobless claims across the country as unemployment offices dole out historically large benefits.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Lewiston business owner and still-working employee are awarded unemployment benefits they didn’t ask for
David Allen at Allen Manufacturing says he was “baffled” when he told the Maine Department of Labor, “Dan is still working for us” and benefits were awarded two weeks later anyway. And then he got them, too.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine lost 1,700 construction jobs from March to April
About 5.7% of all Maine jobs in the industry were lost as projects were postponed or canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the state had the lowest percentage of construction job losses in New England.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Worry, haste, retail therapy: What have we bought and why?
Some people have gone shopping mad during the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Uncategorized
U.S. new-home sales post slight gain in April
U.S. new home sales ticked up 0.6% in April, a surprising gain amid the coronavirus outbreak that hints at the relative health of many consumers.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Scared Americans desperate to travel are buying up ‘covid campers’
Some people are shelling out upwards of $100,000 so they can hit the road while staying away from everyone else.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
State program to resolve consumer complaints on hold for pandemic
The Attorney General’s Office’s Consumer Protection Division, already facing a backlog of mediation cases, suspended its volunteer-reliant services two months ago.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
State guidelines convince more Maine summer camps to close
The guidance for guarding against the coronavirus has left many other operators hopeful they can do something this summer, while still others remain undecided.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Swab maker for COVID-19 testing prepares to open new plant in Pittsfield
Puritan Medical Products says the plant could nearly double the company’s output and should be open by July 1.