The state will award up to $100,000 to qualified applicants, but small organizations aren’t sure how much they stand to receive and some businesses feel they were shut out of the $200 million program.
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State issues Bangor’s first adult-use cannabis licenses
Bangor gets its first adult-use grower, Allure Cultivation, and will see a medical marijuana shop, Firestorm, convert to recreational sales on Oct. 1.
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Posted inBusiness, Election 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Twitter to label or remove misleading claims on vote results
The policy goes into effect Sept. 17, a few weeks before the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election.
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Maine jobless claims remain virtually unchanged
Roughly 66,000 Mainers filed for unemployment benefits in the first week of September, a slight decline from the 67,500 who filed the previous week.
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884,000 unemployment claims filed as U.S. layoffs remain elevated
Hiring will likely remain restrained as long as Americans are unable or reluctant to resume their normal habits.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Local & State
Theater companies feel shut out of state relief program
They say guidelines for the $200 million grant program for small businesses and nonprofits make them ineligible and reward organizations that have lost the most money.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Uncategorized
Charleston sues Big Oil for climate change adaptation costs
The South Carolina city on Wednesday became the first city in the U.S. South to attempt to hold major oil companies accountable.
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Yahtzee, Baby Nancy, My Little Pony up for Toy Hall of Fame
The National Toy Hall of Fame has announced the 12 toys that are nominated for induction later this year. Three will be chosen.
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JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley join call for U.S. carbon pricing
Climate change poses a significant risk to the financial system and regulators must “move urgently and decisively,” the group said in a report released on Wednesday.
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Feds to pay Maine lobstermen $50 million to offset trade war losses
Maine lobstermen are eligible for up to $250,000 each as part of a $527 million fishing industry bailout to help offset the impact of China’s retaliatory tariffs.