Lawmakers are under the gun to review the Mills administration’s plan for spending $997.5 million from the American Rescue Plan, with less than two weeks left in the session.
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Central Maine business briefs: Farmington hospital nursing, direct care professionals recognized; hospital receives excellence award
People & Places: Skowhegan Savings donates $10,000 to local charities.
Q&A: Where will I still have to wear a mask? What options do businesses have?
New federal recommendations mean that fully vaccinated people can forgo wearing masks in most indoor public spaces. But the change raises questions.
Mother-daughter duo to open wine bar in downtown Skowhegan featuring local selections
The business partners plan to open by the end of June, joining several other new businesses that have either opened their doors recently or expect to in the near future.
Cousins Maine Lobster owners host new Food Network show
Sabin Lomac and Jim Tselikis, whose own business benefited from reality TV, will coach food truck entrepreneurs in a show that debuts Sunday.
Liquid Sunshine to close after nearly 30 years in Farmington
The store has been temporarily closed since mid March 2020.
Skiers hit Maine slopes in 2020-2021 season as pandemic pushed people to get outside
“People really wanted to ski,” Sugarloaf spokesman Ethan Austin said. “They didn’t want this to be one of the things the pandemic took away from them.”
Winslow native opens Elm City Nutrition and Energy in downtown Waterville
21-year-old Anna Curtis didn’t let the pandemic bring down her first business. In fact, the Husson University student has just opened her second business.
Mills relaxes quarantine rules for visitors, eases business restrictions heading into tourism season
The changes are aimed at drawing summer tourists to Maine as the federal government steps up the supplies of COVID-19 vaccinations nationwide.
Thomas College student’s digitized snowmobiling map service a ‘win’ for riders
Jake Warn, 21, of Winslow, a college junior, has put his studies in entrepreneurship to work, creating SledTRX.com.