Because of a surge in mail-in ballots, results are likely to be delayed.

The Paycheck Protection Program has delivered more than $2 billion to companies in Maine, but recipients were kept secret until a limited disclosure by the federal government Monday.

Starting this month, the program offers residents who are struggling financially because of the pandemic as much as $2,500 to help cover rent and utilities.

The Paycheck Protection Program, criticized by Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon for helping special interests and large corporations, provided a forgivable loan of between $1 million and $2 million to her husband’s law firm.

The $2.65 billion deal streamlines the industry to three major competitors: Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub.

The $7-a-month Disney+ generated 513,323 new mobile downloads worldwide from Friday to Sunday.

Tax procrastinators, your time is running out.

Some are going to extreme lengths to keep air purified, guests spread apart and high-touch items disinfected.

As schools decide whether to reopen campuses this year, the economic impact will ripple through the communities in which they are based.

The Italian eatery on Middle Street is shutting its doors, but the couple's Chaval will begin to reopen in phases this week.

The project was years behind schedule and the ballooned beyond the estimated cost.

The ban on most court hearings that would result in evictions could end as soon as Aug. 3, under the courts' reopening plan.

The coronavirus is pummeling the global economy, and U.S. unemployment is reaching heights not seen since the Great Depression.

Meanwhile, the company is hiring more temporary subcontractors to compensate for 4,300 machinists out of work.

A survey of Maine state employees conducted in May found that only 5 percent wish to return to their workplace full time.

Until there's a vaccine for COVID-19, the office environment as it existed prior to March is not coming back.

Residents are enjoying parts of the state they'd normally never go to in July or August.

A family homeless shelter has opened inside a gleaming Amazon corporate building on the tech giant’s Seattle campus.

Portland's historic district has a quiet Fourth of July, with visitors largely following pandemic-era precautions.

Some participants complain of missed payments and poor customer service, but the state says WorkShare is new to many, and more education on its proper use may be needed.

Should the U.S. Supreme Court uphold the Trump administration's effort to overturn the law, they say, the consequences would reverberate throughout the health care system.

Professional pyrotechnics display companies across the nation, including Central Maine Pyrotechnics, are on track to lose the bulk of their revenue this year because of canceled fireworks productions.

Moderna's stock rose by 200% from January to June, as company news releases and news reports described early progress.

Gov. Gavin Newsom shut down indoor dining Wednesday for at least 3 weeks.

Congressional aides say they don't expect the information to be released before Monday, despite an earlier announcement that officials would disclose who got $150,000 or more before the holiday weekend.

Some in the industry believe monthslong lockdowns explain the increased interest in blowing off steam.

The request by FedEx, which holds the naming rights to the team's stadium, represents another shift from moral appeals to business and political tactics.

A report shows the U.S. job market continues to climb out of the crater created by the coronavirus pandemic in the spring

Likely to be hardest hit are Alaska pollock – the biggest U.S. fishery and the source of fast food fillets – and sockeye salmon, brown trout, bonito, barracuda and swordfish.

Hopes for a recovery anytime soon are dim because prices already typically fall in July.

The union president calls the hiring of more subcontractors outrageous, but the company says it must do what it can to prevent further delays in the delivery of destroyers.

Leaders of the Maine Economic Recovery Committee warn of a 'devastating' economic decline unless the federal government takes further action.

An employee at the 2 restaurants, which are owned by the same hospitality group, has tested positive for COVID-19.

Over 4,000 Mainers filed new claims for jobless benefits last week, even as the state prepared to allow the vast majority of businesses to open back up.

The jobs report is based on data gathered in the second week of June, which helps explain why the figures reflect an improving trend.

Major brands for the first time join together to protest still-prevalent hate speech on the social network.

If the Three Corners Solar Project in Unity Township, Benton and Clinton is approved by the Maine Public Utilities Commission and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, construction could begin in 2021.

Even before the recent spike in virus cases in Western and Southern states, officials worried about what a resurgence might do to economic recovery efforts.

Even a rate above 10 percent wouldn't fully capture the scope of the pandemic's damage to the economy.

A housing watchdog says companies deliberately excluded older people from seeing advertisements for dozens of apartment complexes in the D.C. area.

Turning the calendar to July means the majority of public-facing businesses in Maine can now serve customers, as long as they comply with a checklist of state-mandated safety precautions.

The state says it will license individuals to collect samples for testing on behalf of cannabis facilities.

Ratings agencies S&P Global Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service each endorsed MaineHealth with strong credit ratings.

Out-of-work Mainers can now receive as many as 39 consecutive weeks of benefits through state and federal assistance programs.

Plus, a digital cookbook raises money for independent restaurants, and Maine breweries embrace the Black is Beautiful campaign.

Applications for the popular subsidy program will now be accepted through Aug. 8.

A Texas law firm claims the owner of Prime Automotive Group, which operates 9 dealerships in Maine, has been running a Ponzi scheme in which investors have lost $1.8 billion.

The banned extremist anti-government network is loosely associated with the broader 'boogaloo' movement, a slang term supporters use to refer to a second Civil War or a collapse of civilization.

A preliminary report says the state's restaurants and lodging businesses stand to lose billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs because of the pandemic.

U.S. federal marshals are getting ready to auction off Wednesday a cargo of 100,000 barrels of gasoline that have been floating in a tanker off the Gulf Coast of Texas for two months.

A report Tuesday shows the biggest one-month gain since late 2011.

They're still well below the record high reached in February before devastating lockdowns were put in place to fight the coronavirus.