Business and Economy

The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered a Maine tomato grower to pay more than $337,000 in penalties and back wages for violating federal labor laws.

The Portland Sea Dogs announced Tuesday that it has been given state approval for its reopening plans.

A controversial proposal to overhaul the state’s medical marijuana rules is now in danger of being scrapped, after a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced an emergency bill that would effectively turn back the clock on those rules.

United Airlines is adding six new destinations for passengers traveling from the Portland International Jetport.

State officials say Maine fishermen made more than half a billion dollars on their catch in 2020 — the ninth highest amount on record.

The state is telling Monhegan Island-area lobstermen to remove fishing gear from the path of a survey vessel — or the Marine Patrol will. That’s after the Department of Marine Resources determined that there is enough gear in that area to prevent the vessel from doing its work.

Democratic Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau is calling for a sweeping overhaul of Maine’s unemployment system, citing its failures during the pandemic.

State marine regulators are providing an update on a dispute between fishermen and the developers of a wind energy project off Monhegan Island.