Industry & Company News
The ideology of the union is more important now than ever
By Trevor McNally It's difficult to know where to begin. The world has undergone a sea change in a matter of months, and the uncertainty of the future has created a vast collective anxiety among its people. As of this writing, more than 600,000 cases of the Covid-19...
Contractors say seasonal homeowners fleeing to Maine to escape coronavirus
More Massachusetts and New York vehicle plates seen around Sugarloaf. BY CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS | SUN JOURNAL Snowbirds are flocking north earlier than usual to escape the coronavirus, while winter weekenders are hunkered down in their winter ski homes, several Maine...
United Association releases guidelines to protect worker health related to coronavirus outbreak
By Trevor McNally On March 18 the United Association General Office unveiled its guidelines “to protect the health of workers performing work on plumbing and HVAC systems” amid the current Covid-19 crisis. The guidelines begin by outlining the basics: the history of...
How the coronavirus has caused ‘substantial economic injury’ to Maine small businesses
By Josh Keefe, BDN Staff • March 16, 2020 4:15 pmUpdated: March 17, 2020 5:19 pm Gov. Janet Mills detailed the struggles of Maine’s small businesses to the federal government on Friday in a letter seeking access to low-cost federal loans for the state’s business...
Investing in career and technical education is just smart
By Trevor McNally “Investing in career and technical education is just smart.” So says an op-ed co-penned by Biddeford Representative Ryan Fecteau and City of Portland Mayor Kate Snyder, which was published in the Portland Press Herald earlier this week on March 11....
Maine Natural Gas to be fined $50,000 for safety violations
The utility, a subsidiary of Central Maine Power Co.'s parent company, delivers pipeline gas to 4,800 customers in the Augusta, Brunswick and Windham areas. By Tux Turkel, Staff Writer, Portland Press Herald Maine Natural Gas of Brunswick is being fined $50,000 by the...
Maine company to host CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council next Tuesday, March 10
By Trevor McNally Mahesh Ramanujam, president and CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Green Business Certification, Inc. (GBCI), will be the honored guest at an event happening next Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The event, entitled: Is There Life Beyond...
Biddeford lawmaker sponsors career technical education bill
If passed, it would provide $20 million for CTE schools around the state. BY DINA MENDROS EXECUTIVE EDITOR, Portland Press Herald BIDDEFORD — When State Rep. Ryan Fecteau was going door-to-door around Biddeford, drumming up support for his reelection to the Maine...
Bill would give Maine companies preference in bidding on state jobs
The measure, which was held over from 2019, would give Maine companies a second shot at bidding if they lose out to out-of-state competitors on state construction or purchasing contracts. BY SCOTT THISTLE STAFF WRITER, Portland Press Herald AUGUSTA — A bill that would...
United Association promises free college to members and their families
By Trevor McNally Student loan debt is out of control in this country. The U.S. Department of Education recently reported that in the first quarter of 2019- which are the most recent numbers available- as many as 49.8 million borrowers owed $1.447 trillion in...