Bath Iron Works will put the 88 workers on a recall list to potentially be rehired if demand for their jobs returns.
Jessica Hall
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Maine jobless rate unchanged in August
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated 54,000 were unemployed, up 1,100 over the year.
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Bath Iron Works gets $38.9M in contract modifications
The modification will allow BIW to continue engineering, design and other work on the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class of destroyers.
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New bidder for Maine state liquor contract emerges
Ford Reiche, president of Dirigo Spirit, sees the state liquor contract as broken but fixable.
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Head of Dirigo Spirit sets sights on state liquor contract
Ford Reiche says his ability to handle logistics would help Maine raise revenue on a contract he now calls broken.
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Median list price of Portland homes up slightly in August
Meanwhile, homes actively for sale in the Portland metropolitan area fell almost 17 percent from a year ago.
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Bath Iron Works gets $26M to continue destroyer work
The contract modifications allow BIW to continue existing work on the DDG 1000 class of destroyers.
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H.D. Goodall gets approval to join MaineHealth
The hospital’s trustees concluded that membership in the MaineHealth system will enable Goodall to improve health care in York County.
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Maine lobstermen still catching few breaks
After a slight jump ahead of the holiday weekend, Portland dock prices return to $2.85.
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Start of autumn is start of another economic boon: leaf-peeping season
The summer tourism season remains crucial for the state’s $7.7 billion annual tourism industry, but the leaf-peeping season and Columbus Day weekend have become the biggest moneymaker for hotels and restaurants.