Peter McGuire is a business reporter covering Maine trade, transportation and tourism. A proud native of the western Maine mountains, there is a good chance he’d rather be playing outside. Peter has covered local news for Maine newspapers in Oxford County, Brunswick, Waterville and Portland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Boston University. He lives in Biddeford with his wife Stephanie and brown rescue dog named Emmy Lou.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2019
Cruise passengers like Maine and spend about $70 each, new survey shows
The first-time, state-funded survey took the pulse of Maine’s growing number of cruise passengers.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2019
Maine paper industry gets a boost, with Jay mill in line for investment of millions
Verso Corp. plans to add products and increase production at its Androscoggin Mill in Jay, where about 500 people work.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2019
Portland and CMP agree to fix streetlights amid contract dispute
The parties are at loggerheads over who will pay to repair underground power lines.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2019
New owner plans restaurant space on Portland wharf
Christopher DiMillo has purchased the Berlin Mills Wharf on Commercial Street for $4 million, but has not yet decided what he’ll do with the the rest of the 1.5-ace property.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2019
Regulators put off CMP’s rate hike request until billing probe ends
The Public Utilities Commission stays the power company’s request for a $46.5 million increase while regulators probe customers’ complaints about its billing and metering systems.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2019
State hammering out details of mandatory paid time off
The Department of Labor is giving plenty of lead time to employers nervous about a law that goes into effect in 2021.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2019
Portland explores ways to keep the traffic moving along the waterfront
Officials will present proposals to make Commercial Street safer and more efficient at a public meeting Aug. 13.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2019
Fed up with jetport noise, residents ask FAA to change flight paths
Sen. Collins presses a top agency official to facilitate a solution as quickly as possible.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2019
Maine’s wild blueberry harvest drops, and the prices paid to farmers increase
Last year’s harvest was the smallest in 14 years at 50.3 million pounds, but the price paid to farmers – 46 cents a pound – nearly doubled over the 2017 price.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2019
Portland music therapy firm wins $10,000 in business competition
Maine Music and Health took runner-up honors among 6 finalists in the contest in Los Angeles.
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