maine economy
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PublishedMarch 8, 2022
Maine Voices: Making Maine’s high-speed internet dreams come true
An engaged community can fundamentally alter the economics of a broadband project.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2022
Maine seafood industry expects indirect hit from Russian invasion
Direct U.S. seafood imports were already banned from Russian markets, but the invasion of Ukraine could make the industry's ongoing economic problems worse.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2022
Our View: Biden should issue ceasefire in Trump’s trade war
The tariffs have raised costs for American businesses and consumers, while not achieving their stated goals.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2022
Maine businesses and residents feel inflation’s bite
Business owners and consumers say higher prices threaten to slow the state's economic recovery as inflation hits a 40-year high.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2022
Legislative committee endorses bill to close out-of-state trash loophole
Imported trash is prohibited at the state-owned Juniper Ridge landfill but gets in through a provision in the law that supporters want to eliminate.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2022
Maine Voices: Why not a sales-tax holiday for Maine?
The projected $800 million budget surplus has positioned Maine well to provide some relief to our more cash-strapped friends and neighbors.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2022
The View From Here: ‘The Curse of Bigness’
The arrival of yet another big-box retailer in southern Maine is nothing to celebrate.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2022
Bill would make more than 30,000 salaried workers in Maine eligible for overtime
A legislative panel has endorsed a proposal to increase the salary threshold for overtime pay to more than $57,000 despite strong objections from pro-business groups.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2022
Maine reports stronger hiring, lower jobless rate in December
The state added about 1,800 jobs and unemployment fell to 4.7%, Maine's lowest rate since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2022
Alan Caron: Why businesses must step up and lead on climate change
We can’t meet our state’s ambitious climate goals without determined action by the thousands of companies, large and small, in Maine.
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