Business
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The credit rating agency cites the state's 'sustained financial improvements including a large increase in reserves and solid pension contributions practices.'
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The Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s annual spring gathering focused on creative ways to approach housing development by utilizing small lots, historic tax credits and the transformation of Portland's zoning regulations.
It runs in the business section on Thursdays.
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The positions include the directors of advising, graduate studies, and student engagement and leadership, as well as the director and associate director of the Russell Scholars program.
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The Postal Service had proposed converting the Hampden facility into a local processing center, which Maine's delegation strongly opposed.
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Treeline Inc. in Chester, Godfrey Forest Products in Jay and Tanbark in Saco will receive funding for innovative projects.
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Amazon has long been criticized for its treatment of employees, especially those who pack and ship boxes in its warehouses.
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The coin representing Maine features Lown’s bust, name and a defibrillator.
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Virtually overnight, the Middle East has emerged as the most powerful geopolitical force in the tech industry, due in part to the Biden administration’s fears about China.
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Mushrooms and the skin of invasive species are just some of the new materials the fashion industry is trying to be more sustainable.
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Our new era of work has led many to working harder and more often, carrying over bad habits from the height of the pandemic.
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The Federal Reserve had been getting ready to lower interest rates this year. The past few months complicated those hopes.
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Liquid Riot sold, to relaunch as Camp Pennant; Stonewall Kitchen comes back to Portland; Oun Lido's opens in Old Port; gluten-free bakery planned for Saco; and more.
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York has a long history of vacation rentals, but the town is now considering implementing regulations for the first time.
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The University of Maine is home to the nation's largest team of engineers dedicated to floating offshore wind.
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The rate reduction will save more than 17,500 Maine employers as much as $31 million in total workers’ comp costs, which are among the highest in the nation.
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The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association claims that federal law requires the EPA to regulate toxic pollutants in sludge and take steps to prevent them from harming humans and the environment.
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The UMaine System school says it is ending the Russell Scholars program and eliminating several management positions, but would not say how many employees would be laid off.
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Economists are divided over whether the inflation figures reflect a re-acceleration in cost growth or are echoes of the pandemic.
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It's uncertain what the long-term impact on prices could be if the tariffs contribute to a wider trade dispute.
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John 'Jack' Sylvester wants to buy out the 25 other owners of Barleyfield Point, on Orr's Island, because he says it's mismanaged and deteriorating. The other shareholders are fighting back, saying they fear that Sylvester's purchase could signal the end of another working waterfront in Maine.
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A tiny, low-priced electric vehicle called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling.
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Applications for funding are now available to repair and rebuild working waterfront areas damaged by the storms.
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A ruling made last week is on hold as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a broad challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding.
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The restaurant has been closed since February, due to a staffing shortage.
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GameStop and AMC surge overnight like it's 2021.
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The new rule requires airlines to disclose fees more quickly when consumers shop for flights.
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The U.S. secretary of transportation's strongest feeling – backed by a flurry of new policies, rule proposals and pressure campaigns – is that airlines have gotten a pass from regulators and need to do better by passengers.
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Travis Carter has 1 of the 2 Tesla trucks in all of Maine. He says he's shy and doesn't like the limelight – but when he's behind the wheel, all eyes are on him.
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Among business changes in the city, Oliver & Friends Bookshop is scheduled to open in downtown Waterville and Incense & Peppermints is poised to expand into the former Framemakers shop downtown.
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McDonald’s has called child-labor violations rare.
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If you believe there’s a risk strangers or someone you know could be stalking you, don’t add your devices to this digital narc network.
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The new funds include $101 million to continue work to prevent, test, track and treat animals and humans potentially affected by the virus known as Type A H5N1.
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Target, which operates roughly 2,000 stores, said decisions about where to stock Pride-themed products, including adult apparel, home goods, foods and beverages would be based on 'guest insights and consumer research.'
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Experts generally advise putting it toward debt and savings, but, for many people, that's unrealistic.
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Chris Rhoades, an owner of the Time & Temperature Building, says a developer plans to build 250 affordable housing units there but is relying on federal tax credits.
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The flashing blue lights atop poles in some Maine parking lots are designed to deter criminals, but some question the balance of safety vs. privacy.
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Boucher is the man who wrote the jingle, about as famous as jingles get, for Marden's back in the 1980s.
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The ad, released Tuesday, shows a hydraulic press crushing creative instruments, including a piano, cameras and piles of paint.
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The candidate’s vocal disdain for wind farms is another worry for developers, who’ve faced high costs and supply chain woes.
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The shift in policy is part of a broader attempt in the technology industry to provide more safeguards for artificial intelligence usage.
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A battle is underway in California between a unit of the Wonderful Co. and the country's biggest farmworker union over how a group of workers organized under a recently enacted labor law.
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Remarkably resilient spending by U.S. consumers overall has been one of the main reasons the economy has avoided a recession, at least so far.
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Awarding contract for athletic complex construction to Skowhegan selectman’s firm leads to questionsWentworth Partners & Associates, run by Selectman Steven Govoni, was the only company to submit a bid for the clerk of works contract.
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So far this year, 42 people have died on Maine roads, an increase over 29 deaths at this time in 2023, but the numbers have seesawed up and down since 2020.
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Of America's roughly 200,000 beekeepers, less than 1% are in Maine. Lainey Bell aims to change that through her newfound royalty.
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Bankruptcy lawyers say they have collected $14.5 billion to $16.3 billion and are ready to distribute it to defrauded customers.
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Persistent inflation, muted economic growth in much of Europe and a protracted recovery in China – where excessive EV discounting is hurting manufacturers – are adding to the industry’s headaches.
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The decision will affect sales of chips for use in Huawei phones and laptops, according to the people, who discussed the move on condition of anonymity.
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Co-owned by Vien Dobui of Cong Tu Bot, the restaurant is in the former home of Pat's Pizza on Market Street.
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Just like cocoa, the coffee market is facing severe shortages. Many major traders deal in both commodities, so soaring cocoa prices are squeezing those market players for cash and forcing them out of coffee trading.