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Despite pandemic, Maine’s 2020 lobster haul was better than expected
The catch was valued at almost $406 million, a 17% decrease from 2019 but only the seventh yearly total ever exceeding $400 million.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
State wants lobstermen to move gear from route of wind power cable survey
Maine’s commissioner of marine resources sympathizes with fishermen who are upset by the prospect of floating offshore wind turbines in the Gulf of Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Sale of former Boynton’s Market in Hallowell falls through
Aaron Austin said he pulled out of the deal after looking into status of the business, but current owner Michelangelo Ciccarelli said he ended it when the prospective buyer tried to lower the agreed upon price.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine lobster harvest better than expected in pandemic year
Officials say Maine’s lobster catch dipped slightly last year as fishermen dealt with the coronavirus pandemic, but the final totals were better than some feared.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Massive cargo ship becomes wedged across Suez Canal, blocking all traffic
Officials say the skyscraper-sized vessel ran aground Tuesday in the vital man-made waterway dividing continental Africa from the Sinai Peninsula.
Posted inBusiness
Why are so few displaced Androscoggin Mill workers utilizing resources?
Less than 40 of Pixelle’s 177 laid-off employees have inquired about workforce training and college tuition resources available to them.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: Maine’s first non-alcoholic craft beer hits the stores
A new restaurant for Monument Square, and Easter eats.
Posted inBusiness
Yellen, Powell say more needed to limit U.S. economic damage
Both officials struck upbeat notes about the economy’s outlook in their appearances Tuesday before the House Financial Services Committee.
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Missteps could mar long-term credibility of AstraZeneca shot
American officials expressed concern Tuesday that AstraZeneca included ‘outdated information’ in reporting encouraging results from a U.S. trial.