Poland Spring parent company BlueTriton announced the aluminum bottles are part of a long-term sustainability plan.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Shopping for cannabis in Maine will look different this summer
Babies in dispensaries, ID checks at registers and free samples: Businesses say a new law will improve the ‘weird’ cannabis shopping experience, reduce the stigma and make it akin to buying alcohol.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
23 people died on the job in Maine last year, including 3 killed in the Lewiston mass shooting
As Maine leads the country in workplace injury rates, labor advocates are calling on the government to strengthen safety protections and enforcement.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Brazilian steakhouse ‘Food Point’ almost ready to open in Lewiston
The Buzz: Mason’s Brewing Company suspends plans to build brewery in Auburn; Poland Spring switching to aluminum bottles; Auburn law firm closing after 93 years.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Auburn health agency names Marble clinical director
AUBURN — Health Affiliates Maine has promoted Kate Marble to the position of clinical director. Since the agency’s founding in 2010, Marble has been instrumental in advocating for behavioral health professionals and driving the agency’s mission forward, according to a news release. She most recently served as the case management program director. In her new […]
Posted inBusiness
Walmart to close its 51 health centers and virtual care service
In early 2023, the company announced it planned to add more than two dozen health years to its stores this year. Now it says the clinics aren’t a ‘sustainable business model.’
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Eight U.S. newspapers sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
The executive editor for the Tribune Publishing and MediaNews Group papers said the tech companies shouldn’t be allowed to steal ‘our work to build their own businesses at our expense.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland Jetport anticipates 17% passenger increase this summer
Service expansions by Breeze, Frontier and other airlines could push summer passenger numbers to 2 million.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine’s wharf owners scramble to repair what they can before lobstering season starts
Contractors are hard to come by amid the mounting demand to repair damage from January storms that battered the coast. Now, many are patching their own wharves, hoping they can hold out until the real work can be done.
