The state will award licenses via a lottery system – six to applicants in areas affected by the war on drugs and six to general applicants. There was no limit set on how many applications one entity could submit.
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Few of Maine’s large landowners are taking part in carbon offsets
Even though the market has been around for decades, only 3.5% of the state’s large landowners have made deals to sell their carbon.
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Boothbay firm to build advanced electric powerboat with European partners
Hodgdon Yachts will manufacture ‘the Lion,’ which will be among the first electric boats to offer a high-speed DC charging option.
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Workers grapple with new stresses as they return to office
As more companies mandate a return to the office, workers must readjust to pre-pandemic rituals like long commutes, juggling child care and physically interacting with colleagues.
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Central Maine business briefs: Maine State Credit Union raises more than $48,000 to end hunger
People & Places: Dirigo Labs hires new projects and innovation network coordinator.
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Trump’s censorship attack on Twitter fails to get his ban lifted
Trump’s lawyers argued that Twitter was acting at the behest of the government because it suspended his account under pressure from Democratic lawmakers.
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Tesla covers travel costs for workers seeking abortions
The carmaker officially moved its corporate headquarters last year from Silicon Valley to Texas, which passed a law banning abortions at roughly six weeks of pregnancy.
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Stocks end rocky week with their 5th straight weekly decline
The latest pullback came as investors balanced a strong U.S. jobs report against worries the Federal Reserve may cause a recession in its drive to halt inflation.
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Seven months after historic vote, power line project to get its day in court
On Tuesday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments challenging a November referendum to ban the $1 billion NECEC project, among other issues.
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Owner of Bangor newspaper to recognize employees’ new union
The union will represent more than 30 newsroom workers at the Bangor Daily News.