With the goal of strengthening The Voice of Maine Business, the Maine State Chamber’s effort to recruit new members is unending. These new members collectively represent four Maine counties and more than 208 employees. Welcome to The Voice of Maine Business!
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Last Fall, the Maine State Chamber brought together telecom industry leaders and businesses from across Maine for a workshop to discuss a key resource for our state’s economic future: the implementation of 5G.
Maine State Chamber partners with CISA to provide Maine businesses with cybersecurity information Every day, businesses across the country experience cybersecurity attacks, costing billions of dollars in lost data and personal information. The need to protect your business and personal data by taking pre-emptive action is absolutely critical.
Happy New Year! We hope you were able to enjoy some time to recharge and celebrate the holiday season. Now that the New Year is upon us, our attention returns to the legislative arena. Legislators returned to the Statehouse on Wednesday, January 5 to begin their work for the Second Legislative Session.
On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Technology had a confirmation hearing for Mr. William S. Harwood to serve as Maine’s next Public Advocate. Mr. Harwood has previously spent 42 years as a partner and practice group leader at the law firm of Verrill Dana. After leaving Verrill Dana, Bill has spent the past six months as a Senior Adviser on Regulatory Affairs in the Governor’s Energy Office. The Energy, Utilities, and Technology committee voted unanimously in support of Mr. Harwood’s nomination and will be recommending confirmation to the Maine State Senate. The Senate will reconvene on Wed., January 26, and it is likely they will vote on Mr. Harwood’s confirmation. If confirmed, Mr. Harwood would replace former Public Advocate Barry Hobbins, who retired from the position in June 2021. Andrew Landry, Deputy Public Advocate, has served as Acting Public Advocate in the interim.
On Monday, January 10, the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) met for the first time of the Second Session. The purpose of this meeting was to have briefing updates on carryover bills from the First Session and then proceed to public hearings for new legislation. The ENR committee voted unanimously “ought not to pass” on LD 1532, An Act To Protect Maine's Air Quality by Strengthening Requirements for Air Emissions Licensing.
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