Patrick Woodcock

Recent legislative action will have some positive impact on the housing shortage, but advocates stress there is more work to be done to reach the state’s goal of creating 84,000 more homes by 2030.

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.

“Businesses need residents living nearby to shop, fill open jobs and create the vibrancy needed to attract others to the area,” said Maine State Chamber of Commerce’s CEO.

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

“When energy costs rise, everyone feels it — at the gas pump, in heating bills and in grocery prices,” an economics professor at the University of New England College of Business told Mainebiz.

If passed, the bill would limit businesses’ ability to use third-party data and location-based advertising to reach customers, requiring additional consent to do so.

Grant funds may be used for legal or compliance support, employee communication, assistance with application fees, improvements to HR tracking, or other workforce support strategies.

The head of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce hailed the prospect of an additional allocation of workers under a U.S. visa program.