Supporters of replacing Maine’s investor-owned electric companies with an elected power authority filed a request with the Secretary of State’s Office on Sept. 18.
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Maine businesses host online forums on climate change action
The next session, on confronting climate change in Maine’s natural resource sectors, will take place Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon.
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
Harvest on the Harbor is canceled
The event, which normally attracts crowds to Portland for a food-and-drinks festival in October, will be back next year, organizers say.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Poland Spring seeks new packaging materials derived from Maine’s woods
The Poland-based bottler is collaborating with the University of Maine to find alternative packaging that would lessen its use of petroleum-based products.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Viral outbreaks at auto plants lead to new-car shortage in Maine
Inventories are down as a result of factory shutdowns in the spring caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
More than one-quarter of Portland’s would-be cannabis retailers face disqualification
In the race to secure one of the 20 licenses to sell pot in Maine’s biggest city, a dozen applicants haven’t satisfied basic requirements such as paying city taxes and fees on time.
Posted inBusiness, Uncategorized
Trump went further than other ultra-rich to shrink taxes
The tax-avoidance strategies that President Trump capitalized on are ‘typical’ of wealthy real estate developers, experts say.
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TikTok ban by Trump likely exceeded authority, judge says
The ruling Sunday provided a reprieve for the popular Chinese-owned app, but it is not the end of the legal battle.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Uncategorized
Wall Street claws back some of its losses from September
Optimism that Democrats and Republicans in Congress will reach a deal on another coronavirus relief bill also helped put investors in a buying mood.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Another judge joins those ordering Postal Service to end cuts that delay mail
The Maine attorney general was among those joining Pennsylvania in the lawsuit.