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Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Auburn company raises over $800 in snowsuit drive
AUBURN — Better Homes & Gardens/The Masiello Group raised more than $800 from its Auburn office in its annual snowsuit drive for Promise Early Education Center. The money paid for gloves, hats, boots and more than 23 full sets of snowsuits. As the Head Start program for Androscoggin County, the center aims to provide a […]
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Posted inBusiness, New England, News
Two large offshore wind sites are sending power to the U.S. grid for the first time
One project, co-owned by the parent company of Central Maine Power, will be a 62-turbine wind farm 15 miles off the coast of Massachusetts.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
SBA disaster team wrapping up field work In Lewiston-Auburn
Business recovery center at Lewiston Armory closes Jan. 12, but businesses affected by Oct. 25 shootings can still apply for low-interest loans.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine lobstermen sue state over requirement to track boats
Federal and state regulators say the trackers will help them understand fishing patterns and protect right whales. Lobstermen say the devices violate their privacy rights.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn council passes new dates for zoning law changes
Councilors passed an order authorizing staff to waive permit fees for storm damage repairs.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
U.S. national debt hits record $34 trillion as Congress gears up for funding fight
The debt doesn’t appear to be a weight on the economy right now, but its path in the future might put at risk national security and major programs like Social Security.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Fund created for Maine businesses affected by pre-holiday wind and rainstorm
Grants of up to $10,000 to replace equipment or lost supplies will be available through the fund created by the Retail Association of Maine and the Maine Grocers and Food Producers Association.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Proposed $4.3 billion merger of Avangrid, New Mexico utility scuttled
Officials with New Mexico’s largest electric utility say a proposed multibillion-dollar merger with Avangrid, a U.S. subsidiary of global energy giant Iberdrola, has been scuttled.
Posted inBusiness
Millennials have found a way to buy houses: Living with mom and dad
The share of first-time buyers who lived rent-free as adults before buying their own homes has risen, according to the National Association of Realtors.