COVID-19 cases among blueberry workers worsen farm labor shortage
Maine health officials are confident that two outbreaks at Hancock County businesses will not spread, but if migrant workers are sidelined because of the coronavirus, there may not be enough local workers to fill those gaps.
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BIW could benefit from coronavirus relief bill
$250 million of the $1 trillion HEALS Act is designated for the “surface combatant supplier base program,” which could benefit BIW and its suppliers.
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Parts of former high-end corporate retreat in Maine up for auction
Four buildings in Northport and their contents, including stuffed moose and a bowling alley, will go to the highest bidder.
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Lord & Taylor, America’s oldest retailer, is seeking bankruptcy protection, as is the owner of Men’s Wearhouse and Jos.
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A Portland businessman has launched a nationwide app to help customers track down their favorite food trucks.
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Think dining out has gotten difficult? Consider it from your server's point of view.
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Maine manufacturers of veggie burgers changed their business strategies – and the shift seems to be working.
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, the business-model changes necessitated by the pandemic result in an even better connection to consumers.
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Most food trucks have seen a downturn in business, but others have been able to comfortably navigate the coronavirus crisis
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The popular restaurant on Route 1 in Woolwich made the announcement late Friday in a Facebook post.
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The Chinese-owned video app is a source of national security and censorship concerns.
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The restrictions, which vary greatly from state to state, are contributing to a sharp drop in travel, dealing a blow to a key industry.
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But caution was clearly present across markets as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cloud the economy’s prospects.
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Turnover has fallen by a third this year – a hammering unmatched in living memory, and worse than the Great Depression.
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The bill's sponsor, Sen. Louie Luchini, said an emergency order by Gov. Janet Mills that allows restaurants to sell booze to go has been key to their survival during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Published reports say the president may soon order the sale because of national-security concerns, and Microsoft is in talks to buy the hit video app.
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The White House chief of staff says Democrats rejected reasonable offers, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi derides Republicans for trying to advance a short-term fix.
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The July 15 attack compromised the accounts of some of the company's most high-profile users.
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The Australian government plans to give Google and Facebook three months to negotiate with Australian media businesses fair pay for news content.
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Stronger-than-expected profit reports from UPS and other companies also helped the market trim its losses through the day.
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The Canton, Mass.-based company says its sales dropped 20 percent in the second quarter to $287 million.
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Dueling speeches on the Senate floor appeared to be aimed at setting up political blame as Congress remained on the cusp of failure to reach a deal.
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The second quarter report on gross domestic product covers some of the economy's worst weeks in living memory.
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More than 87,000 continuing claims for assistance were filed last week, as supplemental benefits to support the economy and keep people out of poverty lapse.
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A continuing wave of job cuts is occurring against the backdrop of a spike in coronavirus cases that has led many states to halt plans to reopen businesses.
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Hotel occupancy and out-of-state traffic increased over July but many businesses are still barely hanging on and hope to survive through the summer.
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They join a campaign seeking action to remove denials of the Nazi genocide from the social media site.
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The big wild card for markets will continue to be the coronavirus pandemic and whether a vaccine can be developed for it within the next year.
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The central bank plans to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate pegged near zero to provide support.
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The first wave of grows, manufacturing plants and testing labs will open in the fall, giving the industry time to prepare for consumer sales.
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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple face questions about their business practices and market dominance.
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What the state gained in revenue on taxable grocery store items and building supplies when the pandemic hit didn't come close to making up for what it lost in sales tax because restaurants and lodgings were shuttered.
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Sebago Brewing Co. will reopen all of its brewpubs Thursday afternoon.
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The fisheries service determined that only 22 of 321 fishing stocks were subject to overfishing last year, the agency said on Tuesday.
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Tim Cook of Apple will appear Wednesday before the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust.
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Republicans argue the current amount of $600 is so high that it encourages people to remain on unemployment.
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So many lawsuits have been filed against insurers in the U.S. that a hearing has been scheduled before a federal judicial panel to decide how to manage them all.
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Labor advocates warn of deep economic pain as the $600 extra weekly benefit is set to expire, but business groups expect losing added jobless pay will encourage people to go back to work.
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The affluent are taking advantage of the cheapest mortgage rates in history to buy bigger homes.
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Business owners say the federal Paycheck Protection Program loans helped them weather what they hope was the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they remain unsettled and worried about the future.
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Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Mitt Romney alone can't derail Judy Shelton's advancement, but the margin is getting thinner.
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O, The Oprah Magazine is ending its regular monthly print editions with the December 2020 issue.
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The supplemental unemployment benefits would be cut from $600 weekly to $200 until states are able to create a system that would provide 70% of a laid-off worker's previous pay.
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Businesses and schools are scrambling to upgrade their heating and cooling systems to reduce COVID-19 outbreaks.
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One former Franklin County Sheriff's Office deputy is treasurer and another a board member of a wholesale medical marijuana company hit in the sweeping raid last week in Farmington.
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How companies respond can play a significant role in limiting the spread of COVID-19. Maine CDC officials say a Westbrook manufacturer – American Roots – set the standard.
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Robert Martinez Jr. encourages members to stay strong in their contract dispute with Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works.
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The two, who will face off in the U.S. Senate race in November, speak with union members and officials.
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The pressure to reverse course comes from the U.S., which has warned that Huawei's systems could be infiltrated by hackers or hostile states.
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With all schools now closed, Friday would normally be the busiest departure day of the year for London’s Gatwick Airport. Instead, it’s all about the 'staycation.'
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The president has regularly complained to advisers that drug prices are too high, and some of his political advisers see health care as a key vulnerability in 2020.
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The tiny plastic fibers affect the animals’ feeding and respiration and could even kill some larvae.
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A last-minute amendment turned a bill that could have created a consumer-owned electric utility in Maine into a proposal to study the matter and recommend legislation in 2021.
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The owners of Drifters Wife, a nationally acclaimed Portland restaurant, announced Friday that they are closing the restaurant for good.
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