Four Mainers and one New Hampshire resident contracted salmonellosis after eating crabmeat from Hardie’s Crabmeat in Deer Isle, the CDC said.
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Maine’s job recovery stalled in September as COVID-19 surged
Maine’s workforce shrank last month, even as thousands of people lost access to enhanced federal unemployment aid.
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U.S. budget deficit hits $2.77 trillion in 2021, 2nd highest on record
Before the deficit ballooned during two years of a global pandemic, the biggest deficit had been a shortfall of $1.4 trillion, in 2009.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine’s top elected officials urge feds to throw out new lobstering rules
Gov. Janet Mills and all four members of Maine’s congressional delegation signed the letter to a top regulator urging the policy change.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine to give $5.6 million to businesses hurt by closure of Canadian border
The state will disburse federal CARES Act funds to charter transportation companies and other companies disrupted by the closure of the U.S. border with Canada.
Posted inBusiness
Consumer watchdog to probe Big Tech payment systems
‘Big Tech companies are eagerly expanding their empires to gain greater control and insight into our spending habits,’ the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine home sales fell even as prices rose in September
Statewide home sales volume declined by nearly 10% from a year earlier, mirroring regional and national decreases.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Existing home sales in U.S. surge as interest rates point higher
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes bounced back in September to their strongest pace since January.
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Maine, U.S. unemployment claims fall to new pandemic low
The lower numbers are evidence that layoffs are declining as companies hold on to workers.