The owners say the change from Black Dinah Chocolatiers is being made to support the Black Lives Matter movement and to position the business for the national market.
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Pandemic-induced remote worker boom creates state income tax confusion
A federal bill could add clarity for remote workers in Maine who normally live or work in another state, but its passage is far from certain.
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Maine implements $300-per-week federal jobless payments
The enhanced unemployment benefit will be paid retroactively to the week ending Aug. 1 for eligible claimants, but funding will run out this month.
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Maine economic recovery grants attract fewer applicants than expected
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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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.
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Gov. Mills joins call for Trump to lift tariff on Canadian aluminum
Mills has joined New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu and Vermont Gov. Phil Scott in asking for the 10% tariff to be lifted, saying it hurts businesses and consumers.
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Judge hears arguments to dismiss class-action lawsuit against CMP
The plaintiffs argue that Central Maine Power owes customers as much as $200 million in damages for overcharging them after the launch of a new billing and metering system.
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Where are all the bankruptcies experts predicted?
A surge in personal and business bankruptcy filings was a projected result of the pandemic-induced recession, but filings in Maine were down 50% in August from a year earlier. That trend could change.
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Maine hits snag in effort to distribute pandemic aid to seafood industry
Individual fishermen, fishing charters and seafood dealers must demonstrate revenue losses before receiving checks, probably in November.