Maine State Chamber of Commerce

It's the second straight year the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce has been a finalist for the Dana Connors Award. The winner will be announced at the Maine State Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner on Oct. 1.

A flare-up in trade tensions between the United States and Canada has some experts concerned about the potential impact on Maine businesses and the economy.

“It is imperative that the state look to all technologies that can provide affordable and clean options for our economy,” said the Maine State Chamber of Commerce’s president.

Nearly half of Maine businesses surveyed by the Maine State Chamber of Commerce cite workforce challenges and policy uncertainty as barriers to growth .

A report released by the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and Maine Community Foundation calls for a more predictable, efficient and transparent regulatory environment.

Maine is “small enough yet big enough to set the example of how health care should be delivered in rural areas,” said Northern Light Health’s CEO.

The measure, sponsored by state Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, would have prohibited state and municipal permitting of data centers 20 megawatts and larger until Nov. 1, 2027.

The leader of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and others blasted a bill that would sharply curtail the ability of Maine businesses to use third-party data and location-based advertising to reach customers without additional consent.

The Chamber says LD 1870 is “costly, redundant and unnecessary.” More than two dozen business associations have expressed their opposition to the bill.

The Maine State Chamber of Commerce will delve into the Middle East conflict's wider impact the cost of heating oil, natural gas and electricity.