COVID-19 pandemic
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PublishedApril 6, 2025
Is the honeymoon over for owners of Maine wedding venues?
Hustling since the pandemic, Maine wedding industry veterans now fear the state has reached a saturation point.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2025
Think Maine therapists and Realtors are all raking it in? Not exactly
Even the industries that have seen increased demand since the pandemic have faced their own sets of challenges.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2025
Five years after Maine’s first case, where does COVID-19 now stand?
One health care expert is concerned that lessons learned during the pandemic — the importance of transparency, trust in government and communication between officials, health care systems and citizens — are being forgotten.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2025
Abbott Labs sued for alleged ADA, human rights and whistleblower protection violations
Two former employees say the Scarborough plant failed to accommodate their disabilities and created a hostile work environment after they outed the company for pushing out defective COVID-19 tests.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2025
How the pandemic reshaped Portland’s restaurant scene
Exactly five years ago, the onset of COVID in Maine, and its aftermath, caused a period of intense turnover in the restaurant industry. It continues today.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2025
A look at Portland restaurants that opened and closed post-COVID
Five trends and takeaways from data on the city's restaurant turnover.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2025
Four chefs who left the culinary field talk about their second acts
When your whole life has been the kitchen, it may not be easy to figure out a new career.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2025
How the pandemic ‘sugar high’ led to Maine’s budget crunch
The days of eye-popping revenue growth are over, and lawmakers face a gap of $450 million in the next budget cycle.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2025
Maine economic development commissioner steps down
Heather Johnson's last day will be March 1.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2024
Business etiquette classes boom as people relearn how to act at work
The years spent apart from colleagues have rusted workers’ social skills, and new ways of working have spawned a host of fresh etiquette issues.
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