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PublishedMay 22, 2020
Maine importers urge lawmakers to suspend food-related tariffs
A 25% tariff on food and beverage products is adding insult to pandemic-related economic injury for local importers of gourmet foods.
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PublishedMay 21, 2020
More than 138,000 Mainers have filed for unemployment since March
More than 11,500 Maine workers filed new jobless claims last week, even as the state begins reopening parts of its economy.
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PublishedMay 11, 2020
More than 20,000 Mainers have filed jobless claims under expanded eligibility program
A federal eligibility expansion implemented May 1 in Maine allows benefits to be paid to unemployed contractors, self-employed workers and others normally ineligible.
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PublishedApril 28, 2020
Stores may reopen in June, but will shoppers return?
Retailers are likely to make permanent changes in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic to promote consumers' safety and confidence.
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
Maine’s clean-energy progress stopped cold by coronavirus
Risk of infection stalls near-term growth for rooftop solar, heat pumps and energy audits and could slow momentum on the state's climate fight.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2020
Unemployment claims in Maine surpassed February’s total in just 3 days this week
Nearly 5,000 Mainers have claimed unemployment since Sunday, putting Maine on track to surpass the highest weekly total since the Great Recession.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2020
As virus spreads, Maine’s economy struggles
From falling stock prices to canceled orders and disappearing customers, the state's businesses are taking a big hit.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2020
Small businesses ask Gov. Mills for financial relief amid crisis
Restaurants, bars and breweries are among companies asking the governor to consider more steps to help the state's hard-hit service industries.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2020
Bill to increase Maine overtime protections fails to win lawmakers’ support
The bill would increase the threshold for salaried workers in the state to earn overtime pay, but lawmakers said it would burden businesses in an uncertain economy.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2019
Economic gaps underscore perception of 2 Maines
Cumberland and York counties account for nearly 50 percent of the state's GDP, a new report finds.
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