Please do not leave this page until complete. This can take a few moments.
This year has been marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, the business shutdown, spiking unemployment, social unrest and a host of health and economic challenges.
Maine’s fast-paced real estate market may have taken its breath earlier this spring, but the market is clearly shifting at an equally breakneck pace.
A fishing industry advocate writes that in the age of COVID-19, Maine cannot afford to disregard development projects that cultivate tourism.
Augusta and Waterville and the surrounding areas were already undergoing major changes in the past few years, but the pandemic has added another dimension to the changes.
Maine’s $6.9 billion tourism industry is seeing its key season slip away. Restaurant and hotel restrictions and quarantines on visitors are forcing some businesses to close and others to hang on with CARES Act funds or even GoFundMe appeals.
Maine’s energy costs are a frequent topic of discussion.
Maine ranks No. 11 among states in per capita energy expenditures, but just No. 27 in energy consumption per capita, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
By now, we’ve heard numerous stories about manufacturers converting operations to make face masks, hand sanitizer, swabs or even vaccines.
A reader says he views the crisis from the perspectives of both the hospitality and the real estate industries. He urges flexibility as Maine enters "uncharted territory."
The timing of this small business issue comes at a time when small businesses are in disarray, struggling to find their way during the COVID-19 crisis.
We have all watched with degrees of shock as pieces of the economy have crumbled in the past several weeks, with the pandemic shutting down many businesses and keeping people confined to their homes.
Unemployment claims have skyrocketed. Various industries are hanging on by a thread, while manufacturers and a select few retailers try to stay in control as “essential” businesses. There’s been a scramble for federal relief funds.
In recent weeks, we’ve witnessed one of the more stressful periods for the economy and for our own personal safety.
As we honor the Business Leaders of the Year in the following pages, we face a challenge that’s testing everyone’s leadership skills.
Readers respond to a Feb. 12 Mainebiz Daily Report story on a bill, now in the Legislature, which would increase the earnings cap that determines whether salaried workers are eligible for overtime pay.
Nearly any job done today relies on technology that’s ever changing, requiring ongoing training and resources.
Our focus on workplace technology offers a glimpse of the broad range of changes.
Readers respond to two recent columns: advice from "Ask ACE" on dealing with an arrogant boss, and a "Politics & Co." look at Hydro-Quebec's support of the proposed Central Maine Power Co. transmission corridor.