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PublishedAugust 14, 2022
Did it work? The elusive impact of a $45 million state grant to grow jobs
The Maine Technology Institute, which awarded the taxpayer funds, makes very little data available about the investments.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2022
In effort to retain workers, Waterville-based Day’s Jewelers to lock its doors on Sundays
The employee-owned jeweler has operated seven days a week for decades, but a survey of workers found they were struggling with finding a balance between their professional and personal lives.
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PublishedJune 29, 2022
Hobby Lobby, Harbor Freight Tools eye expansion into Augusta
The national chains are looking to occupy retail space in the former Sears building at Turnpike Mall off of Western Avenue.
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PublishedJune 20, 2022
Idexx closing subsidiary, ending business in Russia
The $3.2 billion veterinary medicine powerhouse kept operations going in Russia for four months after the invasion of Ukraine.
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PublishedJune 14, 2022
Workers at Morrill teen mental health facility seek to unionize
Employees at Ironwood Maine say they intend to vote to form a union to improve pay, working conditions and standards of care at the residential program and school.
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PublishedMay 15, 2022
Some of Maine’s seasonal businesses are going to extremes to house workers
Tourism-reliant businesses are renting out hotel rooms and private residences to staff, and a few are even building new housing for their seasonal workforce.
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PublishedMay 2, 2022
New Gloucester telecom company Otelco rebrands as GoNetspeed
The company was purchased by a private equity firm, which is grouping five telecommunications companies under the same name.
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PublishedMay 2, 2022
Sebasco Harbor Resort sold to hotel management firm
The Phippsburg retreat has been sold to Massachusetts-based Giri Hotel Management, which operates nearly two dozen Maine hotels.
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PublishedApril 20, 2022
Maine unemployment drops as total jobs nearly reach pre-pandemic level
Maine employers added about 3,400 jobs a month since January, driving the unemployment rate to its lowest point in two years.
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PublishedApril 14, 2022
Maine’s tourism industry rebounds from pandemic, but challenges remain
More than 15 million visitors came to Maine last year, and spending ballooned to more than $7 billion.
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