As one of the most tumultuous years in oil’s history ends, a delicate task now confronts OPEC+.
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Minority-owned companies waited months for loans, data shows
Thousands of minority-owned small businesses were at the end of the line in the government’s coronavirus relief program as many struggled to find banks to accept their applications.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
The Good Crust rolls out the dough in Skowhegan
The business is currently operating out of the Miller’s Table Restaurant at the Grist Mill on Court Street, but owner Heather Kerner has her sights on future expansion in downtown Skowhegan.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Should workers wary of COVID-19 vaccines be forced to take one for the team?
Maine employers, like those across the world, are wrestling with the choice of whether to impose vaccination mandates for their workers.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
Farmers lose hope – and money – in race to build Maine’s hemp market
Marijuana’s non-psychotropic cousin was supposed to be a cash crop for Maine farmers, but it hasn’t worked out like that for most.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
NYSE to delist 3 Chinese telco giants on U.S. executive order
China Mobile Ltd., China Telecom Corp. Ltd. and China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. will be suspended from trading between Jan. 7 and 11.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Tesla delivered 499,550 vehicles in 2020, just shy of target
The electric-car maker’s shares rallied 743 percent last year.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
State has cited 65 businesses for violating COVID-19 rules. See where they are
Two of the establishments subsequently were awarded state bailout money for which they should have been ineligible.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine alcohol sales went flat after boom early in the pandemic
A boost in direct-to-consumer sales tapered off toward the end of the year, and for the first time in more than a decade, production of Maine craft beer dropped.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Growing, planting and planning in 2020 for Little Ridge FarmDrop
The new virtual farmers’ market in Lisbon added vendors and customers after it launched in April. Keena Tracy hopes a new marketing grant will expand on that momentum in 2021.