Jun 12, 2015 | Business News, Economics, Editorials, Governor LePage, Maine House, Taxation
By Dana Doran and Jon Olson Special to the Press HeraldAUGUSTA — As the 127th Maine Legislature attempts to complete its first session, the topic of tax reform is certainly dominating the conversation, with most of the conversation focused on income taxes.Certainly,...
Mar 25, 2015 | American Loggers Council, Call to Action, Economics, Editorials, General, News
April 2015 By Myles Anderson, ALC President Have you ever thought what it would be like to wake up one morning to the reality of having lost your job, lost all the infrastructure that once supported your job and wonder how your community and your family would survive?...
Aug 6, 2014 | American Loggers Council, Business Impact, Call to Action, Economics, General, Industry News, News, Truck Weights
September 2014 By Danny Dructor, ALC Executive Vice-President For seventeen years, members of the American Loggers Council have been making trips to Washington, DC, promoting the idea that trucks hauling state legal weight limits for agricultural commodities,...
Aug 6, 2014 | Business Impact, Business News, Call to Action, Economics, Editorials, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulations, General, Industry News, News, Safety
July 2014 By Brian Nelson, ALC President Are you concerned about the future of the timber industry? If not, you are most likely in the minority. Mill closures, mergers, high cost of raw materials, shortage of qualified operators, the constant barrage of government...
Aug 4, 2014 | BCAP, Biomass, Business Impact, Business News, Economics, Environmental, Governor LePage, Industry News, LePage Administration
ReEnergy to Resume Operations at Biomass-to-Energy Facility in Ashland, ME Ashland, ME – August 4, 2014 – ReEnergy Holdings today announced plans to resume operations at its biomass-to-electricity facility in Ashland, ME. “We are very pleased to be resuming operations...
Nov 1, 2012 | Business Impact, Economics
The Maine Turnpike increased toll rates are now in effect. That means just a little more for each trip and probably more traffic on I-295 at least temporarily. For the new tolls both cash and with the discounted EZ-Pass, visit the Maine Turnpike Authority’s...
