Jul 11, 2012 | Business Impact, Business News, Call to Action, Governor LePage
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is encouraging businesses to respond to the 2012 Maine Business Survey, which is available online and pose about 40 questions. Responses received over the next several weeks will help drive future economic policy decisions by the...
Jun 7, 2012 | Business Impact, Business News, Maine Senate, Markets, News
EAST MILLINOCKET – Maine Senate President Kevin Raye (R-Perry) and Senator Doug Thomas (R-Ripley) visited the Great Northern Paper mill in East Millinocket on Tuesday, June 5th, where they toured the mill and met with representatives of Cate Street Capital. Raye and...
Mar 14, 2012 | Business News, Industry News, News
updated on Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012 at 10:10 am JAY — Police are involved in what appears to be an early morning standoff and hostage situation inside Verso Paper. At 9:50 a.m. officers from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and Jay police could be seen...
Feb 7, 2012 | Business Impact, Business News
by Suz-Anne Kinney On December 16, after 18 years of halting progress, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has voted to approve Russia’s membership application. The Russian parliament has 6 months to ratify the agreement, and their membership will become final within...
Dec 20, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News
By Nick Sambides Jr. EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine — Exactly a week after he said that Great Northern Paper Co. LLC didn’t regard Roxanne Quimby’s proposed 70,000-acre national park a threat to his industry, Peter Hanson is no longer GNP’s president, company officials...
Nov 30, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Taxation
AUGUSTA, Maine — Many Maine employers will see a slight increase in the taxes they pay to fund the state’s unemployment system come January. But even a small increase has employers upset, although not surprised… [snip] The amount of the increase ranges from...