If even a fraction of Mainers currently working from home continue to do so, it would greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the state.
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Maine importers urge lawmakers to suspend food-related tariffs
A 25% tariff on food and beverage products is adding insult to pandemic-related economic injury for local importers of gourmet foods.
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Maine fitness centers pumped to reopen as soon as order is lifted
Planet Fitness, Maine’s largest fitness center chain, is among the gyms and fitness clubs that say they have the proper protocols and procedures while they wait to hear from the Mills administration when they can reopen.
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With little on the market, Maine home sales fell 15% in April while prices jumped
While the coronavirus pandemic greatly reduced sales and housing inventory, the median sales price shot upward thanks to a shortage of available homes.
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More than 138,000 Mainers have filed for unemployment since March
More than 11,500 Maine workers filed new jobless claims last week, even as the state begins reopening parts of its economy.
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Old Port retailer Portmanteau closing for good after 41 years
Owner Nancy Lawrence said she’s worried about contracting COVID-19 and having to change her way of doing business if she reopened.
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BIW president says production delays a challenge to company’s future
In a rare interview, Bath Iron Works President Dirk Lesko said the shipbuilder must be more nimble and catch up on a backlog of work to compete for new contracts.
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Maine women and young adults hit hardest by unemployment
New unemployment claims data show a disproportionately high impact of the economic crisis on restaurant workers, millennials and women.
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As gyms prepare to open, questions linger about safety in a high-exertion environment
Some gyms already have opened for very limited services with the rest looking at a June 1 restart date, but health experts aren’t sure it’s a good idea.
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Maine Economic Recovery Committee begins mapping state’s post-pandemic economy
The 39 members from around the state have the job of coming up with a plan to stabilize the state’s economy, and then grow it.