Any unemployed Mainer was eligible to receive a state-funded $1,500 payment if they took a job in June or July and kept it for at least eight weeks.
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Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Good Shepherd Food Bank hires several new employees
AUBURN — Good Shepherd Food Bank has recently made several new hires. Ray Hanna Jr., customer service coordinator, is the newest member of the Good Shepherd Food Bank Customer Service team. The customer service and logistics team work closely with the food bank’s partner network of 500+ hunger-relief organizations, warehouse teams and drivers. Hanna previously […]
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Plan to replace aging U.S. postal truck fleet delayed by lawsuit
The Postal Service’s aging fleet of trucks is soldiering on even as a contract for greener replacement vehicles is being challenged.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s new broadband agency gearing up to manage flood of federal cash
The Maine Connectivity Authority will manage a historic investment of at least $250 million toward building universal high-speed internet service.
Posted inBusiness, The Buzz
New dentists for Center Street in Auburn, new construction for Lewiston Industrial Park
• Maine Dentistry opens its third location in Auburn
• Solar panels, restaurant prep room, revamped Office Max: A slew of new construction and commercial renovations for Lewiston and Auburn
• The deadline for the JumpstartME business competition — with a $75,000-plus prize package — is days away.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
After hospital outbreaks, Mills ‘seriously considering’ vaccination mandate for Maine health care workers
The Maine Hospital Association called for a mandate 6 weeks ago, and a spokeswoman for the governor said a decision is expected soon.
Posted inBusiness
With tenants who won’t pay or leave, small landlords face struggles of their own
Many corporate apartment chains catering to white-collar workers are raising rents and booking enormous profits while some small landlords are giving up and deciding to sell as the eviction moratorium stretches on.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Transmission corridor in jeopardy after judge vacates lease of public land to CMP
The decision may imperil the planned $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect project, intended to bring hydroelectric power from Quebec to Lewiston.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Commission begins study of barriers to affordable housing in Maine communities
A new 15-member commission meets this week to begin studying how local land-use and zoning laws discourage affordable housing development in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine medical cannabis groups join forces to create lobbying council
The Cannabis Council of Maine includes representatives of the Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine, Maine Growers Alliance, Maine Craft Cannabis Association and Maine Cannabis Coalition.