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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Homebuilders step up construction of single-family homes as 30-year mortgage rate eases
Single-family housing starts have now risen 3 months in a row and are outpacing home completions for the first time since the spring of last year.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Twin crises send cargo ships back to 18th-century trade routes
Global shippers are grappling with a spike in costs as some ships are forced to take lengthy diversions to avoid disruptions at the Suez and Panama canals.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
More American auto buyers are turning to hybrids as sales of electric vehicles slow
The slowdown has raised concern among automakers that buyer interest in EVs is faltering. Some companies are cutting production and scaling down plans for new battery or assembly plants.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Ready, set, travel: The holiday rush to the airports and highways is underway
AAA is forecasting that 115 million people will go 50 miles or more from home between Saturday and New Year’s Day.
Posted inBusiness
LA Metro Chamber of Commerce announces $575,000 in grants available for small businesses
Small businesses affected by the Oct. 25 mass shooting are eligible for immediate and short-term relief.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Regulators kill deal for wind power line from northern Maine to New England grid
In another setback for a slow-moving project, Maine Public Utilities Commission members said the developer, LS Power, reported it could no longer hold to an agreed-upon price for the project. The PUC soon will accept new bids.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Dag’s Bait Shop for sale
The Minot Avenue building is for sale, as is the three-bedroom apartment above it.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Climate-controlled self-storage unit breaks ground in Auburn
The $5 million project will offer 750 temperature and humidity-controlled storage units on Turner Street.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Most Maine ski areas are still in recovery mode from Monday’s storm
Sugarloaf plans to reopen Thursday, but it will take the other ski resorts a bit longer before skiers can hit the trails.