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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 N OV E M B E R 3 0 , 2 0 2 0 Portland says it won't enforce emergency wage until 2022 Portland will not immediately enforce an emergency minimum wage provi- sion, part of an ordinance passed by voters Nov. 3. e new law calls for time-and-a-half pay for workers dur- ing a declared state of emergency, and technically would mean an increase to a minimum of $18 an hour on Dec. 3, based on the current $12 minimum wage. e Portland City Council, at a Nov. 10 workshop and executive ses- sion with legal counsel, determined that the ordinance calls for the emer- gency law to begin when the new minimum wage increase kicks in on Jan. 1, 2022. Woodard & Curran names next CEO Alyson Watson will become the third CEO in environmental engineering firm Woodard & Curran's history when she replaces Doug McKeown, who's stepping down at the end of the year. Watson is currently business unit leader in the Woodard & Curran San Francisco office. She'll be the first woman in the CEO seat. McKeown will remain board chair of the pri- vately held company, which provides engineering, scientific and opera- tional services for environmental and water-related projects for government, industry, energy and more. In addition to its Portland headquarters, Woodard & Curran operates 27 offices and has more than 1,100 employees. Brunswick startup launches restaurant subscription app Brunswick-based startup SubLocal announced that it launched an app that provides the user a pre-paid monthly subscription to a local café or restaurant that can be redeemed at the point of purchase. e app offers technological convenience and dis- counts on their normal purchases. DOJ grant will help with post-incarceration support e U.S. Department of Justice awarded $749,586 to Volunteers of America Northern New England in Brunswick to help adults and juveniles return to their communi- ties and establish healthy routines and practices that keep them out of the criminal justice system. S O U T H E R N Green Thumb Farms in Fryeburg partners with Hannaford on Fenway Red potato test — Until we have baseball again, let's eat comfort food named for our favorite ballpark Bath Iron Works gets $146.1 million Navy contract modification for Arleigh Burke-class destroyers — Full steam ahead Auburn restructures economic development department, unveils motto "Auburn, Maine, where your next opportunity is closer than you think" — City knows just how close opportunity is L.L.Bean pulls the reins on land sale for large mixed-use development in Freeport after residents say it's too big — Retailer listens to its neighbors Maine Center for Economic Policy report says systemic racism hurts Maine's economy — Time to assess how we can do better Maine's foreign-trained health professionals face daunting barriers to employment in Maine — See above Massachusetts residents are once again subject to Maine's quarantine, testing requirements if they want to visit — Social distancing with our biggest tourist pool Maine is 43rd in science and technology job growth rankings — We can still do math, and that's not a good number C R E D I T S & D E B I T S "When we were buying this store, the credit union found a way to do it. They're about relationships and seeing local businesses succeed." - Aaron Mike's & Sons – Fort Kent #realmainecustory Maine's credit unions are here for you. mainecreditunions.org Matt & Aaron Nadeau Mike's & Sons Sales & Service Fort Kent, ME P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F G R E E N T H U M B FA R M S

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