Economy

The holiday is Feb. 12, and industry members say they are prepared for a weak year

About 4,700 loans worth $371 million have been approved for Maine employers in the first two weeks

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted seafood supply chains in Maine and around the country.

Between January 11th and 24th, over 220-million dollars was approved for Maine employers.

Since February, women have lost more than 5.4 million jobs, accounting for 55% of job losses.

The ticket was sold at the Hannaford in Gray, according to Maine State Lottery officials.

The closures that went into effect this week apply to the Englishman Bay, Addison, Isle au Haut and Swans Island areas.

President Donald Trump signed the Young Fishermen’s Development Act into law on Tuesday

The four-member delegation sent a letter to federal officials on Tuesday, calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation to clarify a federal rule about the definition of agricultural commodities.

Before Monday night’s meeting, some restaurants said they will close for the time being, or they’re switching over to takeout only during the winter.

Fortman is urging people receiving benefits to continue to file weekly certifications.

Collins says the changes are especially important because of disruptions to supply chains caused by the coronavirus pandemic

L.L. Bean, for example, says sales of snowshoes are up 358%.

The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate passed the Young Fishermen’s Development Act this week.

The U.S. cruise ship business was placed under a “no sail order” from the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in March.

The plan would cost the state around $29 million.

In the first year of the previous Legislature, lawmakers held floor sessions in the Statehouse on 57 days.

The report added a measure of racial income inequity this year and found that between 2014-2018 income for people of color in the state was 39% less than for white Mainers.

That’s the focus of a branding and promotion initiative the Maine Department of Marine Resources is launching.

2,700 applications for the aid, which will total $19 million

The act is designed to provide excise tax relief to the craft beverage industry.

It’s a drop from the more than 4,000 submitted the prior week.

A Maine shellfish grower is receiving more than $600,000 from the federal government to increase its production of oysters.

The program is being funded with $40 million in federal coronavirus relief aid.

This comes as good news for a struggling U.S. lobster industry.

The postal system has been strained by a sharp increase in parcel mail and has yet to receive any COVID relief funds despite incurring huge costs related to the pandemic.

The webinar included clarification on some of the guidelines on masks, testing, quarantine, and more.

Maine's marine resource community has until Monday to apply for federal aid if they were affected by the pandemic this year.

Owners are hopeful that the loosening of restrictions will encourage more people to stop by

The state’s unemployment rate was 10.6% in April and it has gradually recovered since.