WATERVILLE — This summer marks the 60th anniversary of Marden’s Surplus & Salvage, a Maine business that offers deals to customers on salvaged merchandise at store locations statewide. The Marden’s family, staff and community partners gathered Aug. 7 to kick off a year of celebrating this milestone and the company’s more than 650 employees, according […]
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One year in, Maine Black Chamber of Commerce shows it means business
Despite an unexpected shoestring budget, Maine’s first Black chamber finished its first year with a solid list of accomplishments and a fresh set of goals for the year ahead.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dies at 83
In his time, no one in the book world was more feared. With the power to make anything a bestseller, or a flop, to alter the market on an idle whim, Riggio could terrify publishers. Then came Amazon.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Brunswick aerospace company’s rocket engine test delayed
The eventual test of the biofuel-powered MAREVL engine will be the latest in a series of horizontal tests to optimize flight grade performance.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
High rents are forcing small businesses into tough choices
Owners often raise their prices in an effort to compensate but then lose clients who can no longer afford their services.
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Complex supply chains and climate change make ‘clean beauty’ near impossible, but some keep trying
Because climate change is forcing supply chains to move all around the world, it becomes difficult to trace some ingredients to their source.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2024, Nation / World
Harris campaign releases new ad to highlight plans to build 3 million homes and reduce inflation
Her proposal includes the government providing assistance to first-time buyers, tax breaks for homebuilders, and expanding existing incentives for companies that construct rental homes.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Schools & Education
University of Maine System sees highest enrollment in 3 years
The 2024-25 school year will have the highest enrollment since 2021.
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Zuckerberg says White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during pandemic
Experts warn this year’s U.S. election could be swamped by misinformation with the proliferation of AI and other tools to produce false news stories and content that could mislead voters.
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See the progress on the the Wedgewood housing project in Lewiston
The sprawling, 82-unit development in nine buildings is considered the first phase of the city’s Choice Neighborhoods initiative.