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Pandemic expected to cost Maine’s hospitality industry $1 Billion

Pandemic expected to cost Maine’s hospitality industry $1 Billion

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BANGOR, Maine (AP) A study says Maine hotels, restaurants and bars will lose $1 billion in direct taxable revenue this year because of the pandemic.

The University of Maine study commissioned by HospitalityMaine finds that hospitality industry is expected to contribute roughly $3 billion in direct taxable revenue to the Maine economy, down from $4 billion last year.

The Bangor Daily News reports that it’s the end of a dozen consecutive years of growth.

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