Tens of thousands of people who received unemployment payments last year could get a state income tax exemption up to $10,200.
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Mast Landing Brewing plans to expand with large location in Freeport
The Westbrook-based brewery is expanding with a new tasting room and pilot production facility in the Freeport Crossing shopping mall.
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U.S. investigating possible air bag failures in GM vehicles, mostly pickups and SUVs
The probe covers nearly 750,000 Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC vehicles, mostly full-size pickup trucks and SUVs, from the 2020 and 2021 model years.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Comment period opens for power line referendum question
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows will be accepting public comments regarding the question’s form and content until May 13.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
U.S. budget deficit jumps to record $1.7 trillion this year
It’s been driven higher by economic rescue packages.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Bill would impose new fees on vacation homes, short-term rentals
The proposal is generating opposition from real estate agents and tourism officials, who acknowledge Maine’s affordable housing crisis but say a new fee is not the answer.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Unlikely techie hopes to make her mark with simple online tool
With help from a young software developer, Kym Dakin of Yarmouth battles Zoom fatigue with a bookmarking application called Nugget.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Biden sees ‘win’ for U.S. in electric vehicle battery deal
SK Innovation can now provide batteries to Ford and Volkswagen.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Central Maine not included in Amtrak’s 2035 vision plan. What does that mean for future regional passenger rail service?
Experts say future not totally bleak, even if central Maine is not part of the passenger rail giant’s long-range plan.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Maine
Maine academics, artists and entrepreneurs delve into the NFT art market
Non-fungible tokens represent ownership of digital art, but what do buyers actually get?