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Bangor ranks among emerging housing markets across U.S.

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Bangor ranks among emerging housing markets across U.S.

Money

$200M in relief funds now available for loggers affected by pandemic

Timber harvesting and hauling businesses are eligible to apply for the $200M available in relief funding if they experienced at least a 10-percent loss in revenue
Money

Maine’s rainy day fund reaches historic high, nears half a billion

The additional $223.6 million added Tuesday brings the fund to an historic high of $491.9 million
Nation World

Biden talks job growth after six months in office

President Joe Biden remarked on massive American job growth Monday, saying the economy is adding more than 600,000 jobs per month.
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Portland residents see jump in property taxes following the city's revaluation

This marks the first revaluation done for the city of Portland since 2006.
Money

Full Interview: City of Portland Tax Assessor Christopher Huff talks revaluation

Huff explains why some people are seeing much higher property taxes.
News

Maine's timber industry reaches out to educators to promote logging

The program, run by the Maine Timber Research and Environmental Education Foundation, brings teachers out for a 4-day tour to learn about the logging industry.
Business

Sea scallop harvest declines

Fishermen harvested more than 60 million pounds of the valuable shellfish in 2019 but only harvested 43.5 million pounds in 2020.
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New law shifts recycling costs to companies instead of Maine's towns and cities

The new law is called Extended Producer Responsibility, and would require companies to pay the state for each ton of plastic material that they send into Maine.
Military News

Navy awards Cianbro Corp $18M for work on dry dock at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

The modification brings the total value of the original contract with Cianbro to $227M
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Maine continues to emerge as a great place to start a business

Many Mainers are finding that their home state is becoming a strong and supportive location for getting their small businesses off the ground.
News

North Atlantic Blues Festival returns for 2021

The festival draws music fans from all over the country to Rockland for the two day celebration, and merchants in town are excited to see the visitors coming back.

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Maine's Leading Local News: Weather, Traffic, Sports and more | Maine | NewsCenterMaine.com

Bangor ranks among emerging housing markets across U.S.

$200M in relief funds now available for loggers affected by pandemic

Maine’s rainy day fund reaches historic high, nears half a billion

Biden talks job growth after six months in office

Portland residents see jump in property taxes following the city's revaluation

Full Interview: City of Portland Tax Assessor Christopher Huff talks revaluation

Maine's timber industry reaches out to educators to promote logging

Sea scallop harvest declines

New law shifts recycling costs to companies instead of Maine's towns and cities

Navy awards Cianbro Corp $18M for work on dry dock at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Maine continues to emerge as a great place to start a business

North Atlantic Blues Festival returns for 2021

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