Jobs and Economic Development

4 out of 5 unemployed Mainers not getting benefits Congresswoman Chellie Pingree called again today on Congressional leaders to hold a vote on extending unemployment benefits, citing new statistics that show a record number of unemployed people in Maine and around the country are now going without benefits. According to a new report, after emergency unemployment benefits expired on… Read more »

Maine Reps tell Congressional leaders funding will help keep workers on the job at BIW Representatives Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud are pushing Congressional leaders to make sure a spending bill that Congress will soon take up will include funding for shipbuilding at Bath Iron Works. After Congress passed an overall budget bill last month, Congressional leaders are now deciding… Read more »

At least 3,300 in Maine set to lose coverage statewide by end of the month Today Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released a new county-by-county breakdown of the number of people who would immediately lose all of their unemployment insurance on Dec. 28 if Congress fails to extend the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program. Republicans last week blocked an effort by House Democrats… Read more »

Loss of benefits would hurt local businesses, slow economic growth Congresswoman Chellie Pingree warned Congressional leaders today that letting emergency unemployment benefits expire at the end of this month would slow the economic recovery and make it harder for workers looking for a job to get by. "If Congress doesn't act, 3,000 people in Maine will lose their unemployment… Read more »

Federal loans will allow Plant Home to new facility that will more than double capacity Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced today that the Plant Home in Bath will be getting $10 million in federal funding to build a new, 50,000-square-foot facility to provide assisted living facilities for seniors in the Midcoast area. "We all age and we all get older, but not everyone can stay… Read more »

TechPlace will provide low-cost space for start-up tech manufacturers, create hundreds of jobs Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said this morning that the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority (MRRA) will receive a $750,000 "Make it in America" grant to help convert a hanger at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station into a tech center that will host advanced manufacturing companies.… Read more »

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