Business and Economy

AUGUSTA, Maine - The state of Maine is allowing nine people to participate in the fishing industry that harvests baby eels, which are among the most valuable natural resources in the state.

The Manufacturers Association of Maine and the Maine Blue Collar Scholarship Foundation are doubling the amount of scholarships available to people who hope to enter the trades in Maine.

The new waste processing plant in Hampden still hasn’t reopened after a partially filled propane tank delivered to the center exploded on Thursday, causing a small fire in the machinery that produces bales of recycled goods and injuring a worker.

This story was originally published at 5:31 p.m. Jan. 9, 2020.

A review by staff at Maine's Public Utilities Commission has concluded that Central Maine Power's billing and metering systems have operated accurately, a counterpoint to complaints from numerous customers about botched bills, inflated bills and poor customer service.

LL Bean is set to expand its headquarters in Freeport.

The state with the largest fishing industry for lobster likely experienced a drop in catch last year, but the dip in harvest was probably not as dramatic as initially feared. 

PORTLAND, Maine — On Tuesday, Ned Swain traveled from Portland to Washington, D.C., to deliver testimony that he hoped would save his small business.