Business and Economy

One of Maine's truly iconic crops is the wild blueberry. It's been something of a wild ride for the berries over the last decade, with some bumper crops, some not so bumper crops, tariffs, competition and, of course, always the weather.

Maine will be receiving federal emergency funds to temporarily supplement unemployment benefits for eligible recipients.

Union members have ratified a new contract with Bath Iron Works.

Federal fishery managers are being ordered to issue a new rule for the lobster industry to better protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.

Maine's Community College System is promising to help equip some students with computers and, in some cases, internet connectivity.  The community colleges plan to conduct 70 percent of classes online.

Shipyard workers who have maintained pickets for nearly two months during a global pandemic are going to have the final say this week on a proposed labor pact at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works. 

The retail sale of recreational marijuana to consumers age 21 or older will start on Oct. 9, with the state issuing licenses to recreational cannabis businesses on Sept. 8, officials said Friday.

Puritan Medical Products in Guilford is receiving $51 million in federal funding from the CARES Act to boost production of swabs used for COVID-19 testing.

Maine’s congressional delegation is demanding the U.S. Post Office stop delaying mail.