The company that guides big ships into Portland Harbor gets a 50% increase for its minimum fees, which will allow it to hire more crew members.
Peter McGuire
Peter McGuire is a business reporter covering Maine trade, transportation and tourism. A proud native of the western Maine mountains, there is a good chance he’d rather be playing outside. Peter has covered local news for Maine newspapers in Oxford County, Brunswick, Waterville and Portland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Boston University. He lives in Biddeford with his wife Stephanie and brown rescue dog named Emmy Lou.
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Port Authority promotion offers Maine companies free overseas shipping
The ‘First Pallet Free’ program hopes to help companies in the state test products anywhere in the Eimskip network.
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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens to pay over $18,000 for environmental violations
The money from its settlement with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection will help fund a fish passage on the Sheepscot River.
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Proposal to increase Maine gas tax in summer going nowhere fast
Lawmakers will consider other measures to address the chronic underfunding of Maine’s highway system.
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Maine businesses may benefit from additional visas for temporary foreign workers
Federal immigration authorities are expected to release an additional 30,000 visas for the workers, which could help fill seasonal labor gaps afflicting Maine’s summer tourism businesses.
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Maine will use your personal location data for transportation planning
State agencies have subscribed to a program that uses personal GPS locations to analyze traffic patterns.
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Maine drivers, and their battered vehicles, are navigating ‘pothole hell’
Mechanics say complaints about damaged vehicles have skyrocketed this year as potholes and frost heaves have taken a brutal toll on the state’s roads.
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Maine’s Muslim community gets show of support in wake of New Zealand attacks
At least two dozen people keep watch outside a Portland mosque during Friday afternoon prayers.
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Maine to provide $5.1 million in subsidies to give a boost to electric car sales
The state will use money it received in the Volkswagen settlement to fund the program, which also will include at least 50 vehicle charging stations.
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Group including lobstermen wants state to clamp down on aquaculture licenses
Organizers of a petition demand a moratorium on large aquaculture leases while additional rules are drafted.