Irish solar developer’s projects in Maine attract $100 million investment

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Published
August 5, 2020

Irish solar developer’s projects in Maine attract $100 million investment

Projects being built by Dublin-based BNRG Renewables and Dirigo Solar LLC in Portland are only the first phase of three large endeavors planned to come online by 2024.
Published
July 19, 2020

1 in 3 Maine lobstermen lands federal pandemic loan

Lobstermen got more small Paycheck Protection Program loans than members of any other Maine industry, but the size of the average loan was small.
Published
June 10, 2020

Mnuchin says small and larger businesses will need more help

The Treasury secretary says the administration will spend a month looking at what measures should go in the next relief bill.
Published
June 10, 2020

Towns across Maine looking at budgets crunched by coronavirus

As municipal governments near the end of their budget year, local officials are considering cuts to services and programs to make up for revenue losses caused by the pandemic.
Published
May 28, 2020

Fraud contributed to record 37,000 jobless claims, Maine officials say

Having 24,500 Mainers file claims – the other 12,500 are duplicates – is a 'sharp and suspicious' increase from recent trends, the state Labor Department said.
Published
May 24, 2020

Will coronavirus make the office obsolete?

Many working remotely in Maine are enjoying their time at home, and some employers say staff are more engaged and productive. But it's much too early to predict the long-term impact on traditional office spaces.
Published
May 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.
Published
May 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.
Published
May 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.
Published
April 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.