New state retirement program targets small-business employees
About 200,000 Maine workers who have long gone without employer-sponsored retirement savings plans soon will be able to save for
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Maine’s adult-use cannabis industry in full bloom
Sales continue to break records as August alone tops $21 million.Read More
Read morePresident issues federal disaster declaration to help Oxford County repair flash flood damage
The violent June 26 storm caused an estimated $2.6 million in damages across Oxford County.Read More
Read moreDragon Cement in Thomaston will lay off 65 as it shuts down
This story will be updated. Giant Cement Holding, the parent company of Dragon Cement in Thomaston, announced Wednesday that it
Read moreMajor Disaster declared for June flooding in Franklin County
A request for federal help in Oxford County is still pending Read More
Read moreMaine holding hundreds of millions in unclaimed property: See if your on the list
An auction is held when tangible unclaimed property exceeds the space to house it. Read More
Read moreMaine businesses expect strong finish to summer tourism season
A sunny Labor Day weekend has helped tourism-dependent business make up for a slow, rainy start.Read More
Read moreMainers warned to prepare for less heating assistance this winter
Temperatures in Maine are still summer-like, but advocates say high heating costs and an expected decline in federal aid are
Read moreMaine marketplace health insurance rates to rise by nearly 15% in 2024
But most rate-payers won’t have to deal with the increase because they qualify for tax credits.Read More
Read morePresque Isle company hired to work on $100M biofuel project
A Presque Isle firm will design and lead construction on a Louisiana company’s $100 million renewable fuel plant. Delta Biofuel
Read moreMaine’s Property Tax Stabilization program repealed
How older people can soften the financial impact of losing the stabilized rates they expected. Read More
Read moreFranklin County to receive over $9 million in federal funds to replace culverts for fish migration
WASHINGTON D.C. – On August 24, U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT), the Maine
Read moreEstimates to fix RSU 16 elementary schools range from $10M to $13M
POLAND — A preliminary assessment of what it would cost to maintain the three elementary schools in Regional School Unit
Read moreMaine rural communities set to receive $11 million in federal funding
The University of Maine will get $1 million to establish a new green energy and materials manufacturing center.Read More
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