The report, which beat expectations, marked the 39th straight month of job gains.
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Chinese hacking industry linked to the state through connections, alcohol, and sex, leak reveals
China’s hacking industry, leaked internal documents reveal, is vast in size and scope but also suffers from shady business practices, disgruntlement over pay and work quality, and poor security protocols.
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Spanish energy giant Iberdrola offers to buy rest of CMP parent company for $2.5 billion
It’s unclear what, if any, impact the deal would have on the customers of Central Maine Power Co., the state’s largest electric utility.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Photos: Dairy Joy opening Wednesday with hard serve ice cream
Hard serve ice cream is one of the new offerings this year at the Auburn and Lewiston ice cream stores.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Proposed transmission line for renewable power from Canada to New England canceled
Electric utility National Grid, one of the developers, said Thursday that it ‘has determined that the project is not viable at this time.’
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Bill would allow Maine’s federal workers to take out interest-free loans during shutdowns
The legislation would provide a safety net for federal employees, who miss out on paychecks during government shutdowns. And it comes at a time when employees at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery are again under threat.
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ICU nurse is first recipient of Franklin Memorial Hospital’s Daisy Award
FARMINGTON — Intensive care nurse Kaitlyn Dube received the DAISY Award at Franklin Memorial Hospital on March 5. The award is an international program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skills and compassionate care given by nurses every day, according to a MaineHealth news release. Dube, FMH’s first Daisy Award recipient, was nominated by […]
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Apple is making big App Store changes in Europe. Could they lead to more hacking?
Apple is opening small cracks in the iPhone’s digital fortress as part of a regulatory clampdown in Europe that’s striving to give consumers more choices.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Nation / World
Candy companies pitch gum as stress reliever, concentration aid to revive stale U.S. sales
Gum-makers are trying to figure out what will make Americans start chewing again.
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Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power
Artificial intelligence, data centers and the boom in clean-tech manufacturing are pushing America’s aging power grid to the brink. Utilities can’t keep up.