The executive order requires anyone traveling from out of state to Maine to self-quarantine for 14 days.

Many businesses have slammed to a halt amid attempts to slow the spread of the outbreak.

Millions of small businesses are expected to apply for desperately needed rescue loans from the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program.

Some lawmakers want the shipyard shut down to limit further spread to workers and their communities, but Bath Iron Works says its work is essential to national security and Gov. Janet Mills says she does not have authority to close the business.

Joan Fortin sat down with Masthead Maine CEO Lisa DeSisto for Like a Boss via Zoom webinar on April 3, 2020.

The island town's primary ferry responds to emergency calls but says it won't transport anyone suspected to be infected with the coronavirus.

Join us Friday, April 10 at 1 p.m. via Zoom webinar when Lisa DeSisto sits down with John Stiker, CEO of Stonewall Kitchen.

Dylan Voorhees, climate and clean energy director for the Natural Resources Council of Maine, is resigning to work at a clean energy nonprofit group.

Operators of name-brand hotel, restaurant and service chains and franchises with thousands of employees at locations scattered across the U.S. are eligible for the federal loan program.

Borrowers who lost income from the coronavirus can ask to skip payments for as many as 180 days at a time on federally backed mortgages, but it's not a payment holiday. Eventually, they'll have to make it all up.

The sap has been flowing for weeks in trees in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, but syrup sales may not be so sweet amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Oil producers have been continuing to pull oil from the ground to maintain their market share, even as demand for energy cratered because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The secretary of state invalidated hundreds of signatures that were collected to force a referendum on a hydropower transmission corridor, but enough remained to get the measure on the ballot.

The total far exceeds the figure for any corresponding period on record.

As many as 87,000 Mainers will be out of work by the end of June because of coronavirus, one economic policy group estimates.

An order by Gov. Janet Mills prohibits essential items, such as toilet paper, cleaning products and food, from being sold at 'unconscionable prices.'

President Trump aims to inject the massive infusion of cash into the U.S. economy over the coming weeks to try to cushion its free fall.

The N95 respirator masks were donated to MaineHealth, and will go to hospitals and facilities that the health system operates across the state.

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in Maine and ConvenientMD will operate the site on Gannett Drive, but anyone who wants a test must be evaluated and make an appointment.

A judge found Jeffrey Wall of Freeport and his company used investors' money to pay off debts after promising to fund music concerts and festivals.

Supermarkets, grocers and convenience stores will stay open but must limit the number of customers at any time and take other measures to limit coronavirus transmission.

Hoping that a recession will prove brief, they are trying to maintain ties with those they're letting go.

Services such as Uber and Lyft will be allowed to carry just one person at a time, to an essential job or activity.

The state's hospitals have seen revenues dip by 50% in recent days because they shifted from normal services to preparing for a surge of COVID-19 patients.

Company owners Nels and Shelby Omdal say they are making this move now to preserve their company in the long run.

After facing sharp criticism for forcing seniors who don't usually file tax returns to do so to get coronavirus relief payments, the Trump administration announced late Wednesday that Social Security recipients wouldn't have to do so.

The next batch of numbers comes Thursday, and economists say initial unemployment claims could blow past last week's total of nearly 3.3 million, which itself was quintuple the prior record.

The coronavirus outbreak closes some food-related businesses and forces others – including farms – to get creative.

The change in status, which had affected stores like Cabela's and Kittery Trading Post, came Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security updated its guidelines on essential businesses.

Sandy Hill Farm in Eliot provides an alternative to people who are wary of grocery stores during the pandemic, while asking customers to donate money to help with local food donations.

Many say the temporary ban is fair, and that the coronavirus outbreak has already put a damper on reservations.

This would be the fourth bill Congress has passed in response to problems created by the virus.

Employees who have a temperature of 100 degrees or more will be sent home with pay.

One of Maine's largest health insurers said co-pays and deductibles for previous claims also will be covered.

An employee says technicians are still being sent into customers' homes to service internet and cable TV, without sufficient protection.

The big question is if markets will get worse. At this point, no one knows.

While government agencies get up to speed on new federal programs, smart business owners are taking action.

Some workers have walked off the job to demand greater safeguards, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers.

Noble Partners’ Diane Russell drove to New Jersey over the weekend to pick up and personally deliver the coveted gear to customers in Massachusetts.

The restriction is now part of the city's stay-at-home order, which is extended through April 27.

The Trump administration is coming under increased pressure to turn the stimulus package into immediate relief for businesses and workers.

L.L.Bean CEO Stephen Smith described the dog bed liner masks Monday on CNBC's ‘Power Lunch’ as breathable and ‘very durable.’

Questions and answers about the new federal ‘paycheck protection program.’

A representative for the company said that while information about production at central Maine locations is not yet available, the goal is to have all New England factories producing personal protective equipment once a prototype is made.

The project started Monday and the face masks are going out nationwide to sick children and their families.

The average price in Maine was $1.93 a gallon for regular gasoline Monday, a price not seen since early 2016.

Construction companies and workers are taking new measures to keep job sites safe, but worry that updated coronavirus restrictions could halt projects.

Millions of owners face April 1 due dates for rent, mortgage, credit card and other payments.

The North Carolina Republican allegedly unloaded between $628,000 and $1.72 million in his securities holdings on Feb. 13.

The retailer has lost the bulk of its sales due to the temporary closing of all 500 of its stores starting March 18.

A community college system program is working on free online training programs in fields such as medical assisting.

Some of Monday's sharpest action was in the oil market, where benchmark U.S. crude fell 6.6% to $20.09 a barrel after touching its lowest price since 2002.

The tests developed by Abbott Laboratories, which will start mass producing them this week, could substantially change how testing is done in the United States.