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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Dollar Tree looking at options for Family Dollar, including possible sale of the segment
The company has had difficulty incorporating Family Dollar into its business and recently announced that it would close nearly 1,000 stores.
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Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Lewiston-based law firm names new managing partner
LEWISTON — Attorney Stacy Stitham will become Brann & Isaacson’s new managing partner, effective July 1. She will succeed Marty Eisenstein, who has led the firm for over 20 years. After stepping away, Eisenstein will remain a senior partner and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. He plans to continue his active practice. Stitham, a […]
Posted inBusiness
Boeing launches NASA astronauts for first time after years of delays
A pair of test pilots blasted off aboard the Starliner capsule for the International Space Station.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine AG sues religious leader in Westbrook, accusing him of ‘exploiting’ asylum seekers
Attorney General Aaron Frey says Shonda Okonda violated state and federal laws by charging immigrants and asylum seekers for legal services he wasn’t authorized to provide.
Posted inBusiness
Maine regulators order audit of Versant Power after multiple rate increases
State utility regulators did not give reasons why they ordered an audit of Maine’s second-largest utility, but it acted after rate increases this year and in 2023 and a request for another in 2025.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
New community board announced to advise Maine Trust for Local News
Owner of Sun Journal and other papers gathering input from community leaders across Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Politics
Congress weighs delaying farm bill over SNAP and climate disputes
The legislation is supposed to be renewed every 5 years, but the last one was written in 2018.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. job openings fall to 8.1 million, lowest since 2021
The nation has averaged a solid 234,000 new positions a month over the last year.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Rangeley’s Saddleback Mountain receives BirdSafe Maine award
RANGELEY — Saddleback Mountain is the recipient of an inaugural BirdSafe Maine award for environmentally conscious design at its new midmountain restaurant, The Nest. Saddleback is home to the rare Bicknell’s thrush, a small bird that inhabits dense alpine forests at high elevations. In constructing The Nest, Saddleback worked closely with Maine Audubon and Davies […]