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PublishedFebruary 15, 2022
Committee endorses $30 million relief fund for Maine lobstermen
Publicly funded, industry-specific relief efforts are unusual, but one lawmaker said the unique challenges facing lobstermen warrant it.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2022
Higher prices boost 2021 Maine lobster landings to record $725 million
Despite its record-breaking value, the haul was one of the smallest in the past decade. It was a huge jump in price that pushed the value over the top.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2022
Maine businesses and residents feel inflation’s bite
Business owners and consumers say higher prices threaten to slow the state's economic recovery as inflation hits a 40-year high.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Proposal for lobster industry legal defense fund gets divided response
The Legislature's Marine Resources Committee took comment Tuesday on a proposal to help pay for the industry's court battles against regulators.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2022
Maine leaders seek delay of May 1 deadline for whale-friendly lobstering gear
Gov. Janet Mills and all four members of Maine's congressional delegation say the federally mandated equipment is expensive and hard to get.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2022
Mills administration cracking down on employer wage and hour violations
The state Department of Labor returned about $470,000 in unpaid wages to Maine workers in 2021, almost double the amount in 2019. Now it is naming violators online.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2022
Pilot internship program aims to feed Maine’s growing aquatic farm industry
The aquaculture internship program will initially target students from Maine's community colleges, starting with the one in Washington County.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2022
Medical cannabis sellers say scaled-back overhaul of rules still would go too far
The proposed rules, pared down from a prior proposal, still include requirements that industry members say are labor-intensive and cost-prohibitive.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2022
To-go cocktails may stay awhile in Maine, but health advocates say not forever
Bars and restaurants say to-go alcohol sales have helped them weather the pandemic, but public health organizations say they shouldn't continue indefinitely.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2022
Seattle-based consulting firm Slalom to open Portland office, hire 100 workers
Slalom said it is the fourth largest information technology services provider in Greater Boston and is heavily focused on community service.
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