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Holding back people who are willing to work is holding back our state economy.

Stalled U.S. immigration policy is limiting Maine businesses' ability hire the workers they need to grow.

The new Luke's Lobster Grand Central, set to open at the famed New York train station next month, will be the company's first new brick-and-mortar location in three years.

Omsom founders Vanessa and Kim Pham, and Luke’s Lobster founders Luke Holden and Ben Conniff have plenty of common ground: their companies are dedicated to delicious, responsibly sourced food; both are family owned and operated businesses founded on family traditions, and all four were born and raised in New England around great seafood.

Omsom founders Vanessa and Kim Pham, and Luke’s Lobster founders Luke Holden and Ben Conniff have plenty of common ground: their companies are dedicated to delicious, responsibly sourced food; both are family owned and operated businesses founded on family traditions, and all four were born and raised in New England around great seafood.

The California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program is considering which species to add to its 'red list.'

The California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program is considering which species to add to its 'red list.'

The California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program is considering which species to add to its 'red list.'

The new report cites a lack of infrastructure, support, access, affordable housing and legal protections, as well as increasing risks from climate change.

The new report cites a lack of infrastructure, support, access, affordable housing and legal protections, as well as increasing risks from climate change.