BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 30, 2020
Gov. Janet Mills announced a new small business grant program on Monday aimed at targeting hard-hit businesses in Maine’s retail and hospitality industries that face a tough winter ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic and economic recession. The effort, called the Tourism, Hospitality and Retail Recovery Grant Program, takes $30 million in existing funds left over from a $200 million small business grant program the state launched in August and adds $10 million in additional funding from an allotment Maine received through a March stimulus package.