The state’s jobless rate has remained at 4 percent or lower for 24 consecutive months.
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General Motors to pay Maine $1.1 million in settlement
The payment results from a multistate lawsuit claiming the automaker failed to disclose dangerous ignition switch defects.
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Biomass operator seeks partner to be a win-win neighbor
ReEnergy wants to work with a business that would gain from being next to its four Maine plants.
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Days before vote on marijuana law, bill from LePage calls for delaying sales until 2019
The measure sponsored by Rep. Ken Fredette would scrap months of work by a legislative committee, whose co-chair says, ‘The 11th-hour attempt to wreak havoc is obstructionism.’
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Maine gets extension to comply with Real ID Act
State driver’s licenses and identification cards can be used at airports and federal facilities for another year while officials improve card security standards.
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UNE receives $1.3 million to develop better ways to farm seaweed
The university says the research will include develop 3D modeling to simulate weather and wave stresses on farms in the open ocean.
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Paper industry veteran Randall Davis endorsed by energy committee for PUC post
The Sappi manager was nominated to replace Carlisle McLean on the commission that oversees utilities regulation in the state.
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Portland hotel sold to Virginia investment trust
The Residence Inn Portland Downtown/Waterfront has an assessed value of $15.5 million.
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LePage invites bio-based businesses to call Maine home
Speaking at a conference in San Francisco, the governor promotes the state’s potential for forest biomass businesses and its ability to limit bureaucratic obstacles.
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Scarborough Downs site for Amazon’s second headquarters? It’s a long shot
The town manager says Scarborough will bid to host the company’s next big campus and 50,000 jobs at the 483-acre racetrack property.