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Posted inAndroscoggin County, bPlus, Business
Face Time: Discover Lisbon Downtown’s new Director Emily Rotondo talks about downtowns
She sees downtowns as places where people can connect, meet friends and come together — serving as an “antidote” for the isolation epidemic.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Sears Island has staved off industrialization for decades. Now it may become Maine’s wind port.
Even environmentalists disagree over whether the state’s largest uninhabited island is an ideal site for Maine to stake a claim in the offshore wind industry. Many say Mack Point’s the better choice.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine
As demand to insure pets grows in Maine, employers are starting to offer coverage
Maine companies don’t contribute to expenses, but some offer group coverage plans. Many in the veterinary industry, where prices keep rising, say it’s worth the cost.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Harpswell landowners settle suit over ownership of small parcel of working waterfront
If the settlement is approved, a new nonprofit called Friends of Barleyfield Point will be buying the land with the intent of keeping it open for public use and commercial fishing.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
After decisive loss at Alabama Mercedes plants, powerful auto union vows to return and win
Workers at two Mercedes factories in Alabama voted decisively against unionizing.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Concord Coach Lines terminating service from Lewiston and Auburn
A new bus service run by the Maine Department of Transportation may be coming along to replace Concord Coach Lines this summer.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Stock market today: Dow finishes above 40,000 to cap Wall Street’s latest winning week
The S&P 500, which is the much more important index for Wall Street and most retirement savers, also finished near a record high.
Posted inBusiness
Why this company’s biggest fans turned against it
As more of your possessions rely on software – including your car, phone, TV, home thermostat or tractor – the manufacturer can ruin them with one shoddy update.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Arthur Irving, who grew his family’s New Brunswick-based oil business, dies at 93
Irving Oil said in a statement that he died Monday. At the time of his death, he had an estimated net worth of $6.4 billion.