The president-elect is already preparing to move forward with an ambitious policy agenda on the environment, health care, taxes, education and other issues.

The plan would cost billions of dollars to execute, but state leaders say the cost of doing nothing would be even greater.

Merchants at multiple small businesses said they're trying to strike a balance in the pandemic between drawing enough shoppers to have a decent holiday sales season, but not so many shoppers all at the same time.

People & Places: HealthReach named one of 2020 Best Places to Work in Maine.

Despite some pandemic-related delays, the $621 million mixed-use redevelopment of Scarborough Downs is well into its second phase of residential construction, building a light industrial park and planning a long-desired town center.

The big tech companies enjoyed a cozy relationship with the Obama-Biden administration.

Christmas tree growers who have faced increased interest in artificial trees in recent years say demand for real, fresh-cut evergreens is strong this season

To help promote small businesses in the Skowhegan area, Main Street Skowhegan has extended Small Business Saturday to #ShopSmall Week with chances to win gift cards.

Many stores have moved their doorbuster deals online and ramped up curbside pickup options as a last grasp at sales before the year ends and they head into the dark days of winter with the pandemic still raging.

Some hardy shoppers camped out overnight in front of shops at the Marketplace at Augusta, while others rolled up just before doors opened to take advantage of deals.

Retailers expect sales for the full holiday season to be up over last year, but they've shifted away from typical 'doorbuster' sales on the day after Thanksgiving.

Some of the bottleneck lies with manufacturers of custom truck bodies for step vans, which were affected by the auto plant closures.

Here’s what to expect.

Sunset Flowerland and Greenhouses along with Longfellow's Greenhouse are looking for ways to sell their stock of poinsettias after fundraisers and church events were canceled because of the pandemic.

The deal includes the elimination of customs duties on American lobster imports.

Tens of thousands more are filing weekly to collect continued unemployment benefits as the economy continues to struggle.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for a second straight week to 778,000.

Portland indoor farmers market returns. Send us your favorite recipes for our virtual cookie swap.

The company cites a lack of foot traffic and an expiring lease as reasons for the closure, which won't affect its other stores.

With four out of five daily trips from Brunswick to Boston back up and running following a two-month shut down in the spring and only up to 50 percent capacity on a train at a time, Downeaster officials are reporting only about 400 travelers per day— just about a quarter of projected totals. 

Built in 1911, the Rock Gardens Inn is made of nine separate cottages spread across 4.6 acres on the western shore of Phippsburg.

The figure is almost 60 percent more than the industry's main trade group forecast in June.

Gov. Janet Mills' Economic Recovery Committee recommends long-term steps and investment to get the state's businesses and society back on track.

The ongoing drug overdose crisis, which appears to be growing worse during the coronavirus pandemic, has contributed to the deaths of more than 470,000 Americans over the past 2 decades, most of those from legal and illicit opioids.

'We are one step closer to moving past the election uncertainty,' said Lindsey Bell, chief investment strategist at Ally Invest.

A Maine medical supplies manufacturer has been awarded more than $11 million from the federal government to produce millions more testing swabs.

Scott Greaney and his family expect to more than double the number of turkeys they process in a normal years, but with the pandemic, nothing is normal.

Yellen, who is widely admired in the financial world, would be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in a line stretching back to Alexander Hamilton in 1789.

A group of scientists put some numbers on what those in the business have experienced.

Friday develops tools designed to help organize remote teams, which have grown in popularity since the pandemic forced many workers into telecommuting.

The utility says its disconnection notices are legal, and the state's Office of Public Advocate says it hasn't received any recent complaints.

General Motors says it will no longer support the Trump administration in legal efforts to end California’s right to set its own clean-air standards.

The average sale during an inaugural month limited by supply shortages and in-store purchase limits was about $66, state records show.

The U.S. is making General Motors recall and repair nearly 6 million big pickup trucks and SUVs equipped with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.

In addition to finding out their own upload and download speeds, participants will help the Maine Broadband Coalition identify slow spots where upgrades are needed.