Business and Economy

BAR HARBOR, Maine - Seasonal ferry service between Maine and Nova Scotia is scheduled to resume this summer. Bay Ferries, the Canadian ferry company, says service is expected to begin by June 26.

Real estate sales for January 2020 are the highest they have been in 20 years, according to the Maine Association of Realtors.

A Portland-based start-up that owns and operates veterinary hospitals from eastern New York to Maine is looking to expand partnerships. Chief Executive Officer Dan Espinal says that in addition to buying a majority share in a practice, Rarebreed Veterinary Partners can offer sellers administrative support.

Maine labor officials are seeking public comment on their latest plan to connect job seekers with education, training and employment in high-wage, in-demand jobs.

The federal government is providing nearly $4.5 million for improvements at Maine's largest airport.

Republican Sen. Susan Collins says the Portland International Jetport has been awarded the money to construct a taxiway to provide runway access. The money is from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Airport Improvement Program. Collins said the airport is "an important gateway that connects our state to the rest of the world and supports economic growth and job creation."

A large downsizing of workers by online furnishings company Wayfair will put dozens of Maine residents out of a job.

The Bangor Daily News reports that on Thursday that Wayfair will lay off 55 people from its contact center in Brunswick and one from a similar center in Bangor. The company, based in Boston, opened those centers in 2016. Wayfair spokesperson Susan Frechette tells the BDN that the workers who will be laid off in Maine are members of special team led out of the company's Boston offices. The layoffs won't affect sales and service workers in Maine.