Houlton Regional Hospital and Cary Medical Center in Caribou are cutting pay for hospital staff as both wrestle with a sharp drop in revenue and an expected rise in coronavirus patients. Read More
Our COVID-19 tracker contains the latest on Maine cases by county. Click here for the latest coronavirus news, which the BDN has made free for the public. You can support this mission by purchasing a digital subscription. Amid a growing number of… Read More
Before the parking problems, workers already were staying home because they feared getting sick from the new coronavirus. Read More
As summer draws near but coronavirus concerns continue to keep most of society shut down, more cruise ships have canceled visits scheduled for Maine next month. Read More
The sap has been flowing for weeks in trees in maple country, but syrup sales may not be so swift, with restaurants and specialty food shops closed, sugaring events canceled and fans staying home to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Read More
Even as hospitals scrounge for professionals from the industry to treat the burgeoning numbers of people with COVID-19, others are on the sidelines as elective procedures, diagnostics and appointments are canceled or postponed. Read More
3M argued that blocking exports will raise "significant humanitarian implications" abroad and lead other countries to retaliate by withholding much-needed medical supplies from the U.S. Read More
Business Events
Employers in Maine are now subject to a brand-new set of regulations stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Next Wednesday at 1 p.m., Brann & Isaacson attorneys Peter Lowe, Daniel Stockford and Hannah Wurgaft will present a webinar hosted by the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce on the impacts of these new regulations, including a discussion of key… Read More
The recently-passed federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has many programs intended to provide financial relief for small and medium-sized businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
As part of its “Local Helping Local” initiative, focused on helping and supporting those impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, Town & Country Federal Credit Union provided funding for 100 meals to healthcare workers in the COVID-19 units at Maine Medical… Read More
As families continue to struggle with the economic impact of COVID-19, Jobs for Maine’s Graduates (JMG) is partnering with its school partners to distribute $100 Hannaford Supermarkets gift cards to 3,000 students and their families throughout Maine. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The sudden change is affecting restaurant workers and owners, even those who’ve made the pivot to offering takeout service. Read More
While Dove Tail Bats was busy filling this year’s early MLB orders totaling approximately 2,000 bats, the coronavirus pandemic gripped America. Read More
Bucksport could give vouchers and other aid to those hardest hit by coronavirus as part of a $115,000 proposal from Town Manager Susan Lessard to soften the blow of the pandemic in town over the next two months. Read More
Marriott says guests' names, loyalty account information and other personal details may have been accessed in the second major data breach to hit the company in less than two years. Read More
As it turns out it, it can be produced pretty easily — so easily that craft distillers and brewers who would normally be making whiskey and beer appear to have found a way to repurpose their industry. Read More
Abbott Laboratories will begin production Wednesday of coronavirus tests, making 50,000 of them daily. Read More
The biggest hurdle facing Mainers among the tens of thousands trying to file for unemployment benefits seems to be an inability to contact the state’s labor department for assistance, an issue that is likely to be compounded as eligibility expands. Read More
Gas prices are cheaper than they have been in about five years now that motorists are being urged to travel only when necessary. Read More
Beginning Monday, the shipyard said additional subcontractors will focus on more frequent disinfecting of workspaces and basic housekeeping. Read More
Hospitals across Maine are steeling themselves for a possible spike in patients with the coronavirus by stocking up on equipment and freeing up beds and workers. Read More
Central Maine Power Co. plans to donate personal protective equipment that its parent company, Avangrid, had in storage to emergency personnel in Maine Monday morning, a spokesperson for the company said. Read More
As coronavirus cases continue to grow in Maine, Hannaford is reporting associates in Scarborough and Oxford tested positive for COVID-19. Read More
Boston-based New Balance said it would muster a portion of its U.S. manufacturing workers to develop and make face masks. Read More
The 53-year-old Eric Baldwin, who has operated his shop, known as a loft, for about 25 years, got the idea from employee Karen Haley. Read More
Restrictions on group gatherings throughout the state and "stay-at-home" orders in Portland, South Portland and Brunswick have temporarily stopped taprooms in Maine's thriving craft brewing industry. Read More
Whisky distillers are stepping up to make hand sanitizer, which has been in short supply for consumers and businesses during the coronavirus outbreak. Read More
Maine saw a bigger jump in unemployment filings than any state but New Hampshire from one week to the next this month as the coronavirus epidemic has proven especially damaging to an economy built on hospitality and small business. Read More
Four older passengers have died aboard Holland America's Zaandam, a ship that is carrying nearly 140 sick passengers and hopes to dock at Port Everglades. Read More
Shares of cruise lines have taken on more water after the industry's major players were shut out from government assistance as part of the major economic-recovery bill signed by President Donald Trump on Friday Read More
An order from Gov. Janet Mills this week to close public-facing nonessential businesses due to coronavirus included gun shops, though advocates are pressing her to reverse that while some remain open or shift to restaurant-like curbside service. Read More
