Experts say one reason for the uneven toll is that minority-owned businesses tend to occupy parts of the economy most shaken by the virus.

A survey finds that 37% of unemployed Americans have run out of food in the past month.

A German court rules the automaker must buy back cars from owners who bought vehicles rigged to cheat in emissions tests.

From life-size cardboard cutouts of diners to canned customer chatter, restaurants across the world are figuring out the new normal restaurant experience.

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.

Atlantic Sea Farms partners with fishermen up and down the Maine coast to produce kelp products sold through stores and restaurant chains.

If even a fraction of Mainers currently working from home continue to do so, it would greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the state.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX – not NASA – is running the show.

Hertz was unable to withstand the pandemic that has crippled global travel and, with it, the 102-year-old car rental company’s business.

A U.S. Postal Service distribution facility that handles 10 million pieces of mail a day for Colorado and Wyoming was ordered to shut down because of a coronavirus investigation.

The rapid rise in delinquencies is in contrast with the Great Recession, when they were more spread out over a longer period of time.

Strength in technology, communications and real estate stocks help reverse much of the market’s early slide.

Some Augusta and Gardiner restaurant owners are happy with their level of patrons, while one Hallowell business is wondering where diners are.

The 30-day comment period is strictly for comments regarding whether the chosen wording accurately reflects the referendum's intent.

The Maine Board of Environmental Protection held deliberations this week about permits needed by the facility, which has faced some local opposition.

The state lost more than 98,000 jobs last month as the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic hit the state with full force.

Officials planned to update the state's inspections database five years ago, but it still hasn't happened.

A 25% tariff on food and beverage products is adding insult to pandemic-related economic injury for local importers of gourmet foods.

Randi Kirshbaum, who had been working remotely for Portland Radio Group during the coronavirus outbreak, was let go this week for refusing to return to her office.

Expanded testing will also include drive-through sites, although patients still will need to be screened by medical providers before being tested.

Despite a week of uneven finishes, the market is on track to recoup its losses from last week.

Planet Fitness, Maine's largest fitness center chain, is among the gyms and fitness clubs that say they have the proper protocols and procedures while they wait to hear from the Mills administration when they can reopen.

Traffic volume over the normally busy holiday weekend is expected to be the lowest in two decades.

While the coronavirus pandemic greatly reduced sales and housing inventory, the median sales price shot upward thanks to a shortage of available homes.

Retailers that spent years trying to get customers to linger are reimagining their stores for a grab-and-go future to make shopping faster, easier and safer amid long-term shifts in consumer expectations and habits.

More than 11,500 Maine workers filed new jobless claims last week, even as the state begins reopening parts of its economy.

More than 2.4 million people file for unemployment compensation in the latest wave of job losses that have brought the economy to its knees.

Dealerships went virtual in selling vehicles in March and April, but inventory is dwindling with auto manufacturing still shuttered.

Northeast Charter of Lewiston, which operates motor coaches, school buses and shuttle buses, has not had any business since March 16, its owner says.

Owner Nancy Lawrence said she's worried about contracting COVID-19 and having to change her way of doing business if she reopened.

Technology, the only sector that's holding on to a gain for the year, accounts for much of the market's upward move.

The coronavirus pandemic has reawakened debate about the continued viability of what has been the physical lifeblood of global economies: paper money and coins.

About 4.1 million Americans have already sought the protection, and experts anticipate more will do so as the economic impact of the coronavirus wears on.

The smartphone technology will automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.

The stand-alone bill would make changes to the small-business loan program sought by hotels, restaurants and other industries.

In a rare interview, Bath Iron Works President Dirk Lesko said the shipbuilder must be more nimble and catch up on a backlog of work to compete for new contracts.

It's too early to tell how much more customers might pay, and when, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and to what degree utility investors could share the burden.

The Maine Community Foundation has issued COVID-19 relief grants to 130 nonprofit organizations in the state.

Join us Wednesday, May 27 at 1:00 p.m. to hear from business owners who are planning for the future of their workplace.

The Portland restaurant ended take-out and has no set date for re-opening, but several other Maine restaurants have launched take-out programs.

Republican operatives are recruiting ‘extremely pro-Trump’ doctors to go on television to promote reviving the U.S. economy as quickly as possible, without waiting to meet safety benchmarks proposed by public health experts.

Demand has declined over recent years after thousands of lawsuits claim it causes cancer.

A monthly report from state tax collectors shows parts of Maine's economy reeling amid the pandemic.

The inmates had applied for and received the benefits, including $600 weekly Pandemic Unemployment Assistance payments, after they were laid off from work-release jobs.

Bethel brew pub owner joined a federal class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday that argues Mills is violating Mainers' rights as she tries to clamp down on COVID-19.

The MS Riviera would berth at the breakwater for an undetermined amount of time, but some residents oppose the unexpected visit.

The City Council votes to keep resident licensing preference despite legal advice and the state's decision to abandon its resident-only policy.

Losses in banks, health care stocks and household goods companies accounted for a big portion of the selling.

Nearly every industry is creating new positions, like social distances monitors, entrance watchers and elevator attendants.

New unemployment claims data show a disproportionately high impact of the economic crisis on restaurant workers, millennials and women.

The Fed chairmans says a lending program the agency is creating for small businesses should be operating by the end of the month.

If not enough companies or state and local governments seek to borrow the money, Fed would consider changes to them, including expanding their eligibility.