Project failed to compile in 2019.2, works in 2019.1 and command line.

Project compiles fine in 2019.1 and in command line. Tried multiple time to import in 2019.2 from scratch, copied code to new folder, removed all idea related files. but failed to compile with dependencies issue. Tried with built in maven 3.6.1 and system maven 3.6.0.

I noticed in Maven setting 2019.2 the local repository is not listed, unlike what I had in 9.1. I added <localRepository> in .m2/settings.xml restarted, but still it did not appear in settings. not sure if it was removed on purpose.