People who were eligible for the expanded tax credit under last year’s pandemic relief bill can claim the second half of the payment they were due.
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Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Next chapter coming for Scrummy Afters in Hallowell following sale announcement
Days after a Facebook post announcing the popular Hallowell candy shop is for sale, co-owner Kim Davis says she is surprised by the level of interest — from as far as Florida.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Maine, News
Attorneys for Robert Indiana estate settle with Maine over legal fees
More than $2 million will be returned to the Star of Hope foundation.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, Nation & World, Politics
U.S. Senate candidate smokes pot in ad to make a point about arrest disparities
A Louisiana community activist says most people arrested for marijuana have small amounts, “just like me.”
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stocks climb back after steep slide driven by concerns about Fed, Ukraine
Early in the day, benchmark stock indexes flirted with near 4-month lows as investors anticipated guidance from the Fed later this week about its plans to raise interest rates to tame inflation.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, New England
Marijuana excise taxes outpace alcohol in Massachusetts
Halfway through the fiscal year, the state collected $74.2 million from cannabis compared to $51.3 million for alcohol.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Worries grow as deadline for whale-friendly gear draws near
Maine lobstermen will have to use special rope or inserts to weaken existing rope beginning in May to help protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, but it’s not readily available.
Posted inBusiness, News
Central Maine business briefs: Augusta restaurant, community solar company partner for local Meals on Wheels
People & Places: Surette Real Estate hires new agent
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s prime farmland is being lost to solar. Is ‘dual use’ the answer?
Farmland, with its open fields, southern exposure and well-drained soils, is typically one of the easiest and cheapest places to put a solar project.
Posted inBusiness, Community
Vice President of Operations Brandi Meisner of Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce selected for leadership program
Brandi Meisner, vice president of operations at Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in Waterville, has been selected to participate in the seventh cohort of its premiere business leadership program by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation in Washington, D.C., according to a news release from Cindy D. Stevens, Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce program director. The Business […]