More than 15 million visitors came to Maine last year, and spending ballooned to more than $7 billion.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Let’s focus on what works as we seek to lower health care costs in Maine
A new state-controlled insurance system could lead to high costs and threaten Mainers’ access to the high-quality care they need.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine shifting its focus to making tourism sustainable
Instead of thinking up ways to bring more visitors to the state, the state tourism agency will consider ways to balance tourism with quality of life for the state’s visitors and its residents.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Postal service bill unlikely to ease mail delays in Maine, workers say
A financial reform bill in Congress would put the U.S. Postal Service back in the black, but workers say it won’t immediately resolve staffing shortages and late-arriving mail.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Bringing high tech to the Maine woods
Innovations by local entrepreneurs can improve safe access to the state’s mountains, lakes, streams and coast.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Postal Service’s long-term staffing shortage puts strain on mail delivery in Maine
The thinning ranks are burning out and mail service is lagging, union officials say, as letter carriers often work 60- to 80-hour, seven-day weeks.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Small Pennsylvania company behind serious accusations against CMP parent
Security Limits CEO Paulo Silva says he consulted for Avangrid and helped it implement his cybersecurity system designed to protect industrial infrastructure from attacks.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Summer hotel, restaurant spending smashed record in Maine
Nearly $2.5 billion was spent in hotels and restaurants in Maine between June and September, blowing past the mark set in 2019.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit is crucial to investment, state’s economic future
Criticism of the program in a recent editorial and on a liberal think tank‘s blog is misinformed and short-sighted.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Lilac on the River becomes downtown Augusta’s latest pop-up shop
Owner Kim Phinney says she planned the venture as a way to open a bakery and offer food to downtown workers and residents.