Maine’s minimum wage has risen from $7.50 to $12 an hour since voters approved the increases in 2016. Supporters say it has helped low-income workers, but critics say it has hurt small businesses.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine hemp farmers fear proposed rule change could cost them their crop
Under the proposed standards, 27% of Mainers farming hemp in 2019 would have tested ‘hot’ for exceeding allowable THC levels in their plants.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
New $4.2M apartment complex overlooking Androscoggin proposed in Auburn
• New name for Balsam Way
• New holiday sales stats for Lewiston
• New business start-up stats for Maine
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Leather goods business owner is 23 and on business No. 2
Chris Lobley is hoping to grow C. Richard’s Leather at his new headquarters in Lewiston’s Hill Mill.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Second Maine lobstering group rejects state’s plan for protecting whales
The state’s biggest lobster trade group says the concessions sought by the state are out of proportion with the risk the industry poses to endangered right whales.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Tariffs on European food and drink will take a bite out of holiday spreads
Local retailers and importers of European wines and cheeses are trying to buffer their customers from sticker shock, and hope that any price hikes resulting from new tariffs are temporary.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
BIW could get another shot at multibillion-dollar Coast Guard contract
The Coast Guard plans to reopen bidding for a contract to build 21 cutters because a hurricane last year damaged the winning shipyard in Florida.
Posted inBusiness
PHOTO: Auburn Public Works building new storage
A crane can be seen from all over Auburn as it lifts material for a new building at Auburn Public Works.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
End of an era: Auburn, Augusta Kmarts closing
The Auburn and Augusta stores were the last Kmarts left in Maine.