Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration contributed to a decline in Maine exports to Canada and fewer northern neighbors coming to visit the Pine Tree State this year. Overall, exports from Maine to Canada are
The public was invited to speak in front of a Maine-Canadian Legislative Advisory Commission on the impacts they are seeing from the federal tariffs. The commission consists of legislators as well as experts in the
The Maine International Trade Center (MITC) is seeking proposals from qualified digital marketing firms or consultants to support Maine small and/or medium-sized manufacturers (SMEs) in expanding their domestic market reach. This initiative aims to increase
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, an East Boothbay nonprofit research institute focused on global ocean health, last week launched a program called Blue Biotech Innovation Ecosystem that aims to accelerate the translation of marine science
For some Maine small business owners, importing goods from overseas is becoming more complicated – and costly – as international trade rules continue to shift. Kendra Millis, who runs the Maine Fiber Workshop on the
President Donald Trump increased tariffs on certain Canadian imports from 25% to 35% Friday, following weeks of threatening to do just that. But experts say the new tariff landscape is not as clear-cut as it
Imports from Maine’s largest international trading partner may face steeper taxes next month, the result of the president’s continued frustrations over a trade deficit and fentanyl smuggling. President Donald Trump said in a letter that
While the G7 summit got underway in Alberta, Canada, Northeastern governors and eastern Canadian premiers converged on Boston Monday to take up trade wars and other issues that threaten to divide them. The summit focused
To offer regional businesses another tool for tariff relief, the City of Bangor is promoting its foreign trade zone as a possible solution. FTZs have been around since the 1930s and offer a way to defer,
In the first three months since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, 166,000 fewer travelers came into Maine from Canada, a decline of 26% over the same period in 2024. If that trend — or anything close