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PublishedJanuary 24, 2020
Maine low jobless rate continues historic run
December's preliminary unemployment rate of 2.9% marks the 48th consecutive month of rates below 4%.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2020
Exemptions limit benefit of Maine’s new hearing aid law
People whose employers self-insure and those who get their health care coverage through Medicare won't benefit from the law mandating coverage for hearing aids.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2019
New year brings raise for minimum-wage workers, in final phase of voter-approved plan
Maine's minimum wage has risen from $7.50 to $12 an hour since voters approved the increases in 2016. Supporters say it has helped low-income workers, but critics say it has hurt small businesses.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2019
Minimum wage increase means overtime pay for more Maine workers
The rules taking effect Wednesday will raise the threshold – from $33,000 to $36,000 a year – at which salaried employees must be paid overtime for working more than 40 hours a week.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2019
November jobless rate continues Maine’s historic trend
If December's rate also comes in under 4%, Maine will have had four years of record low unemployment.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2019
November decline hurts Maine’s overall home sales in 2019
The state had been on track for a record year before single-family home sales dropped by nearly 8% last month from the same period in 2018.
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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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PublishedDecember 11, 2019
Higher wages, bigger labor force at center of Maine’s 10-year economic plan
The state's first long-range economic plan in 2 decades will go to the Legislature for consideration of its recommendations.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2019
Thanksgiving travelers can expect the heaviest traffic in years
And a looming storm may complicate things on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2019
Pioneering mussel farmer buys rival, plans expansion
By 2021, Bangs Island Mussels plans to more than double production and hire more than 10 new employees, reflecting a growing market for the Casco Bay-grown mussels.
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