Peter McGuire is a business reporter covering Maine trade, transportation and tourism. A proud native of the western Maine mountains, there is a good chance he’d rather be playing outside. Peter has covered local news for Maine newspapers in Oxford County, Brunswick, Waterville and Portland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Boston University. He lives in Biddeford with his wife Stephanie and brown rescue dog named Emmy Lou.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
With pandemic aid set to expire, new unemployment claims hit 5-month high in Maine
Claims for state benefits totaled about 3,000 for the second consecutive week, which officials say is the result of seasonal layoffs.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2020
All $1.25 billion of Maine’s CARES Act funding now spoken for
A relief fund created in March was spent to support small businesses, unemployed workers, schools, healthcare providers and local governments.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2020
Maine’s new jobless claims hit 5-month high as virus surges
Almost 3,000 state unemployment claims were filed in the first week of December, the largest number of new claims filed in a single week since mid-July.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2020
Maine economic growth report points to short-term hardships, but opportunities down the road
Among the post-pandemic bright spots, the state’s quality of life is expected to attract out-of-state professionals to move here.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2020
Pingree presses federal agency to investigate relief loan to Maine business that may not exist
The congresswoman wants answers about a $1.2 million Paycheck Protection Program loan to Common Ground Organic Farm, which organic farmers including Pingree had never heard of before the Portland Press Herald reported on it.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2020
Maine to make one-time $600 payments to jobless residents
Thousands of Mainers who could lose unemployment benefits if federal programs expire this month will receive payments under the state’s new Pandemic Relief Program.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2020
Maine organic farm no one has heard of got a $1.2 million federal relief loan
Records show that Bridgton-based Common Ground Organic Farm LLC received the loan through the Paycheck Protection Program, even though no such company is registered in Maine.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2020
New data shows how small-business loans went to large firms, too
A Maine Sunday Telegram analysis of data found 33 percent of Maine funding went to large companies in grants of $1 million and more.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2020
System crash shuts down state business grant program on its first day
A state official says the application website for a $40 million aid program to tourism and hospitality businesses was closed Thursday and applicants can reapply Friday.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2020
Thousands more Mainers apply for unemployment
Job losses remain high as a December deadline on federal benefits looms and Maine’s labor commissioner asks Congress to extend aid.
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