Sales eked out a small gain in 2021 while median prices rose more than 16%.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine employers unfazed by Supreme Court’s rejection of vaccine mandate
The court struck down a federal COVID-19 vaccination requirement for large employers, but many Maine companies are still requiring workers to get the shots.
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Maine company sued over Bronx apartment fire that killed 17 people
LIHC Investment Group is one of three owners of the New York apartment building that caught fire Sunday.
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Portland jetport’s primary runway to close for nearly 2 months this spring
Air traffic patterns will shift as takeoffs and landings are diverted to the airport’s north-south runway while work is done on the main one.
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Gov. Mills vetoes bill that would allow farmworkers to unionize
The bill would exacerbate challenges facing Maine’s agricultural community, the governor said.
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Maine will be allowed to make its case in federal lawsuit over lobstering restrictions
Gov. Janet Mills’ office said Thursday that it sought to intervene in the lawsuit to stand up for Maine’s lobstermen and women.
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Maine population grows from in-migration during pandemic
But Census Bureau officials warned against reading too much into the numbers because of changes in the way the population increase was derived.
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Maine home sales fell in November while prices kept rising
A tightening supply of homes on the market is pushing prices up even as the number of transactions falls.
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Maine employers told to prepare to implement federal vaccine mandate
Though the rule has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, it is set to begin taking effect in less than three weeks.
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Maine employers reopen offices, but keep remote work option
More than 70 percent of offices in the region have reopened, according to a survey this fall by The Boulos Co., but many employers are reshaping them to accommodate pandemic-era safety protocols.