Maine towns, businesses face potential 40% increase on wastewater fees

Maine environmental officials say the fee hike is needed to make up for a funding shortfall that is affecting enforcement of water quality laws.

New year brings raise for minimum-wage workers, in final phase of voter-approved plan

Maine's minimum wage has risen from $7.50 to $12 an hour since voters approved the increases in 2016. Supporters say it has helped low-income workers, but critics say it has hurt small businesses.

Maine hemp farmers fear proposed rule change could cost them their crop

Under the proposed standards, 27% of Mainers farming hemp in 2019 would have tested 'hot' for exceeding allowable THC levels in their plants.

PHOTO: Dunk-ingenuity

New $4.2M apartment complex overlooking Androscoggin proposed in Auburn

• New name for Balsam Way • New holiday sales stats for Lewiston • New business start-up stats for Maine

Leather goods business owner is 23 and on business No. 2

Chris Lobley is hoping to grow C. Richard's Leather at his new headquarters in Lewiston's Hill Mill.

Second Maine lobstering group rejects state’s plan for protecting whales

The state's biggest lobster trade group says the concessions sought by the state are out of proportion with the risk the industry poses to endangered right whales.

Tariffs on European food and drink will take a bite out of holiday spreads

Local retailers and importers of European wines and cheeses are trying to buffer their customers from sticker shock, and hope that any price hikes resulting from new tariffs are temporary.

BIW could get another shot at multibillion-dollar Coast Guard contract

The Coast Guard plans to reopen bidding for a contract to build 21 cutters because a hurricane last year damaged the winning shipyard in Florida.

PHOTO: Auburn Public Works building new storage

A crane can be seen from all over Auburn as it lifts material for a new building at Auburn Public Works.