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Investment firm proposes $100 million trio of solar projects for Maine

The proposal offers further proof of Maine’s growing appeal as a location for solar energy farms.

The service, through a partnership with Instacart, offers grocery delivery from about two-thirds of the chain’s stores in the state.

The state is invoking an emergency extension that, combined with an earlier federal extension, prolongs eligibility to 52 weeks.

Many Maine companies are extending remote work policies at least through the end of the year, and most office workers are happy about it.

Summer has given local restaurants a boost, but cold weather – and more empty tables – are coming soon.

The decision will put the U.S. on equal footing with Canada in what had traditionally been a huge export market for American lobster.

Shoppers who visited the chain’s second store in Maine on its first morning said they felt safe inside.

The state’s unemployment rate increased from 6.7% in June as more Mainers started looking for work and the state received more accurate survey data.

A state-funded grant program is aimed at stabilizing small employers, but business groups worry it will not be enough for some to stave off disaster.

The number of recurring claims fell by 8% in the first week job-search requirements were reinstated for unemployed Mainers.