Confusing taxation systems make it easier for wind’s opponents, some citing misinformation, to say that wind has fallen short of its promises.
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Posted inBusiness
Microsoft’s World of Warcraft development workers are unionizing
The Game Makers Guild is the first wall-to-wall union seen at Activision Blizzard and the largest of this kind at a Microsoft-owned studio to date.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business
Video game performers will go on strike over AI concerns
Negotiators say gains have been made over wages and job safety in the video game contract, but that the two sides remain split over the regulation of generative AI.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Companies are reshaping operations to cope with changing climate
Companies are increasingly changing the way they do business to cope with increasingly frequent episodes of extreme weather.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
‘Hug your IT folks’: CrowdStrike outage turned technicians into heroes
When CrowdStrike took down millions of devices, IT workers became the thin line between corporate America and chaos.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
U.S. economy grew 2.8% in second quarter, a robust unexpected strengthening
Consumer spending, business investments, and new inventory drove the growth.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
‘End of the people’s airline’: Southwest abandons open seating after 53 years
The carrier will end its longtime practice of open seating and offer ‘premium’ options that have more legroom.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
WIGY radio shuts down Breakfast Club morning show after 4-year run
Bennett Radio Group cited budgetary reasons for cancellation of local radio show.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. economy grew at a healthy 2.8% annual pace last quarter
The Commerce Department said the gross domestic product picked up in the April-June quarter.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Solar development to be permitted on Maine farms contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’
The new rules will give farmers a boost and expand renewable energy in the state.