The store generated almost $17 million in the first three months of this year alone.
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Maine restaurants hope to get ‘back in the game’ with new pandemic relief funds
Starting Monday, food and beverage businesses that have suffered losses could apply for grants from a $28.6 billion fund included in the American Rescue Plan.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are getting divorced
The Microsoft co-founder and his wife said they would continue to work together at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Posted inBusiness
Powell sees need to help most vulnerable in uneven recovery
The Federal Reserve chairman says the disparities weigh on the country’s productive capacity.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Direct care workers urge lawmakers to raise pay rates to combat staffing shortages
A workforce shortage and low wages have created a crisis for those who need help from direct care workers. On Monday, some workers made their case for a pay hike to the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation & World
Clean energy megaprojects, including in Maine, divide environmentalists
America’s patchwork of environmental and conservation groups have disparate opinions about large-scale renewable energy projects that could rise during President Biden’s tenure.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Cuomo says New York on track for major reopening of most businesses
Restaurants, museums, theaters, retail stores and other businesses will be allowed to reopen at full capacity, as long as 6 feet of social distancing space is maintained.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine awarded $7 million to restore stream crossings on private roads
A grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help restore some of Maine’s highest-value aquatic networks from fragmentation and degradation.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine treasurer accepting design submissions for new $1 state coin
A new U.S. Mint program will honor innovation and innovators by issuing $1 coins for each of the 50 states.
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Restaurants hope for survival as $28.6 billion in federal grants begin
Thousands of restaurants and bars decimated by COVID-19 have a better chance at survival as the government begins handing out $28.6 billion in grants.