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Maine manufacturers want to help the state fight coronavirus. Here are the challenges.


Calls from the Maine health and hospital officials for manufacturers in the state to make medical supplies have been met with enthusiasm as businesses look to help and stay afloat amid the new coronavirus epidemic.
 

A Maine developer is converting an empty Camden warehouse into a ‘pop-up’ factory


A Rockland man is establishing a “pop-up” factory here to make personal protective equipment in an attempt to help the supply chain inundated with demand amid the spread of the coronavirus.
 

Maine ag operations see unprecedented demand amid coronavirus concerns


Most years, mid-March is a slow time for the Winter Buying Club at Bahner Farm in Belmont, as the season winds down and the amount of produce available dwindles. Not this year.
 

Hannaford and other retailers install plexiglass barriers at registers to combat coronavirus spread


Maine’s largest grocery chain is placing plexiglass screens at cash registers to stop the spread of coronavirus in the high-traffic areas at its stores. It joins other major retailers around the country in taking the precaution.
 

With sales collapsing from the pandemic, Maine food and drink sellers turn to delivery


As coronavirus concerns have led to online ordering backups or suspensions at some large grocery stores, some locally owned food and beverage businesses in Maine have started delivering their products straight to consumers to offset the loss of walk-in sales.
 

Hockey equipment maker Bauer shifts to medical shields


Hockey equipment manufacturer Bauer has shifted from making visors for helmets to medical visors for those fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
 

Maine’s elver season will start Monday after initial coronavirus-related delay


Maine’s lucrative baby eel fishing season will get underway on Monday after an eight-day delay, with new provisions designed to limit the spread of the new coronavirus among fishermen.
 

Critical need for protective gear throws Maine manufacturers a lifeline


American Roots and Flowfold are among the Maine companies hurt by the business falloff during the coronavirus spread and shifting manufacturing to fill the critical shortages of personal protective equipment like the shield.
 

Maine’s tax deadline is still April 15


Gov. Janet Mills wants to clear up some confusion on Maine’s tax deadline.
 

Maine’s weekly unemployment claims quadruple those seen in Great Recession


That comes as businesses throughout the state continue to shutter and consumers stay home in order to halt the coronavirus' spread.
 

Concord Coach Lines to suspend bus service throughout New England


That comes after a former passenger tested positive for the coronavirus.
 

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