Funding is announced for 33 projects that are expected to eliminate more than 14 million metric tons of carbon emissions each year – equivalent to taking about 3 million gasoline-powered cars off the roads for a year.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Maple syrup from New Jersey: You got a problem with that?
So far, efforts to create a viable syrup industry in southern Jersey ‘have been very sweet,’ says the director of the university project.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel win New England recognition for ‘Homeless in Maine’ project
Awards included investigative reporting, solutions journalism and newsroom collaboration.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Central Maine Healthcare honors certified nurses
LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare recognized its certified nurses on Certified Nurses Day, March 19. “I wanted to get certified to be a role model for my department and to lead by example,” said Amander Wotten, an Emergency Department nurse leader at Bridgton Hospital, which is part of Central Maine Healthcare. “Certifications are a great […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Boeing CEO to resign as manufacturing issues plague storied plane maker
David Calhoun’s departure at the end of the year is part of a broad management shakeup at Boeing.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine
Where have all the mussels gone?
The wild blue mussel population on the Maine coast has dropped 60% since the 1970s. Experts believe warming waters and increased predation are to blame.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
As aviation industry becomes butt of jokes, officials stress flying is safe
For now, the safety worries do not appear to be dampening Americans’ enthusiasm for air travel.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Linda L. Bean, Maine businesswoman and granddaughter of L.L. Bean founder, dies at 82
The St. George resident, a granddaughter of L.L Bean founder Leon Leonwood Bean, was 82.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Working: Paul Martel is doing much more than just filling your prescriptions
Longtime Hannaford pharmacist works with the realities of changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine lobstermen struggle to adapt to new electronic reporting rules. Their licenses are on the line.
Because of a federal mandate, many Maine fishermen – and all lobstermen – must now file online reports documenting how much they caught and where.