Opponents, including some within the energy industry, say the changes would reverse gains and damage public health.

The virus outbreak has been shutting down industrial centers, emptying shops and severely crimping travel all over the world.

The threats to livelihoods are increasingly as worrisome as the threats to lives.

The money will be spent on improvements to the passenger rail service in Wells, North Berwick and Brunswick.

It says the tech giant has engaged in 'unacceptable' delays since it received legal orders starting in October to turn over a tranche of evidence.

Companies are suspending production, meetings, events and business travel.

Nicole Cote of Ellsworth won a trip to compete in San Diego when she took first place in Maine's bagging contest last fall.

Economists have downgraded their forecasts for the first quarter of this year as fears of the impact of the coronavirus have escalated.

Eleven of the state's food companies are collaborating on the promotion at Natural Products Expo West, which will draw nearly 90,000 people in the industry to California next week.

Maine wants the state's medical and adult-use cannabis businesses to have the same rules whenever possible, but small operators say that would drive up prices and put them out of business.

Supporters tell lawmakers that making producers pay to dispose of packaging waste would improve recycling programs and help taxpayers. Businesses and national trade groups say it would be expensive, disruptive and hard to follow.

A commission that studied the industry's labor shortage recommends paying direct care workers at least 125% of the minimum wage.

A consultant's report predicting mixed financial impacts has drawn criticism from proponents of a public takeover of Central Maine Power and Emera Maine.

The company says it won't meet targets that had already factored in the uncertainty caused by the outbreak.

The Atlanta-based airline, the world’s largest by revenue, will also delay the start of new flights between Seoul and Manila.

Columbia Gas of Massachusetts has agreed to plead guilty to violating the Pipeline Safety Act in connection with the explosions that rocked three communities in the Merrimack Valley, north of Boston, in 2018.

The operator of Portland's Mercy Hospital plans to break ground this spring on the two-year $84 million project.

The stocks of smaller companies bore the brunt of the selling.

Azure Cafe closes, and Chad Conley of Palace Diner and Rose Foods dishes on his new Washington Avenue concept.

Bowling alleys that double as gastropubs have put the traditional bowling experience in a whole new league.

Marijuana advocates see the proposal for a 4-person division of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to investigate marijuana crimes as an effort to outlaw the drug again.

Contestants had 30 minutes to eat 12 pounds of poutine.

The disadvantaged, marijuana business veterans and those who own or have long-term shop leases are among those favored in the retail license regulation to be considered by the City Council.

Aides say President Trump believes that extreme warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have spooked investors.

Lobster exports to China had dropped 64 percent in the first month after China imposed retaliatory tariffs in its trade war with the U.S.

Maine's former governor says that he was paid by a lobbying firm to advocate for the proposed CMP hydropower corridor.

The attorneys general will look into the company's claims about the safety and effectiveness of its vaping products.

Bob Chapek, most recently chairman of Disney's parks, experiences and products business, was named as Iger's replacement.

The National Transportation Safety Board says the car's system got confused by a freeway exit, accelerated to 71 mph and crashed into a concrete barrier.

Pilot programs providing financial assistance will increase the number of stations by 120, roughly 50%.

Cameras and sensors monitor what customers take and items are charged to an account.

Gwen Perry will lead the trade group's effort to grow Maine's restaurant and hotel labor force.

Businesses, health-care facilities and even schools are being urged to plan now for ways to limit the impact of the illness when it spreads further in the U.S.

More companies warned that the outbreak will hurt their finances, including Mastercard and United Airlines.

Generators pledge to sell power to the New England grid at prices that will be down more than 70 percent by 2023.

The nearly $1 billion pipeline project had been designed to take natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York and New England.

Other rules are also being established that many say will bring the passenger rail carrier's operations closer to those of airlines.

Many smaller manufacturers of vaping products say they can't afford an evaluation for health benefits; critics say they should have known this day was coming.

The government is walking a tightrope between containing the virus that has killed almost 2,600 people and preventing a slump in the world's second-largest economy.

After 5 years at the helm, Casey Gilbert is leaving the nonprofit when her contract expires in June to pursue consulting and teaching opportunities.

A new feature on the streaming service will show its top 10 most popular programs and movies, updated daily.

The Dow Jone Industrial Average closes down by more than 1,000 points as virus cases spread beyond China and investors seek safe havens for their money.

It includes a request for a 20-year property tax break worth an estimated $127.8 million to help finance the redevelopment of the former Portland Co. railroad factory.

The $111.6 million market is twice as large as previously thought and is exceeded in value only by the lobster and potato industries.

They fight for votes right alongside chefs' fancy creations at the Incredible Breakfast Cook-Off. Go ahead, grab one. Or two. Gary Leech will do his best to ease your guilt.

The governor will travel overseas to meet with developers, including a company turned away from Maine by former Gov. Paul LePage.

Only one designer pulls out over health worries.

Metal shavings, tools or other objects left in planes can increase the risk of electrical short-circuiting and fires.

The largest producers are betting that prices will bottom out in the first half of 2020 before rising in the second half as production declines and global consumption gains.

The announcement comes a week after a report of a leaked Border Patrol memo confirming that agents can't board private buses without the consent of the bus company.

The last dinner service will be on Sunday.

Wall Street reacts amid fresh signs that the viral outbreak that originated in China is weighing on U.S. companies.