The hospital has ended its fiscal year in a financial deficit for several of the last five years.
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New Hampshire computer chip plant the first to get funding from CHIPS law, Biden administration says
The BAE Systems factory in Nashua will received $35 million to increase production of chips for military aircraft.
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As advertisers flee Musk’s X, Democrats splurge on political ads
Democratic candidates have spent over $1 million in political ads on Elon Musk’s X even as advertisers flee over concerns about antisemitic and hateful content.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston nonprofit rolling out condo units to increase homeownership
Amy Smith has spearheaded a program to boost homeownership and the first of several condominium units built in a Lewiston triple-decker building is on the market.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
The U.S. could remove 1 billion tons of carbon from the air – for $130 billion
A report published Monday lays out a roadmap to pull CO2 from the air.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World, News
Commercial fishermen need more support for substance use and fatigue, lawmakers say
The federal program is designed to help the nation’s fishermen with the often hazardous conditions they face at sea.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland jetport plan to cut trees, add surface parking draws opposition
The controversy comes as newly elected Mayor Mark Dion has identified fighting climate change and expanding Portland’s tree canopy as priorities for his administration.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Statewide initiative recruits employers to combat substance use disorder in the workplace
The goal is to create supportive workplace cultures for employees in recovery by connecting employers to resources, services and training.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Nation / World, News
Chocolate prices are rising everywhere as cocoa rots in West Africa
Punishing rains and the relentless creep of black pod disease push futures to their highest since the 1970s.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine real estate industry braces for changes to home sales commissions
A federal judge last month ruled that the National Association of Realtors and major brokerage firms conspired to keep commissions artificially high. It’s still unclear what will change as a result, but Maine agents fear it could hurt them, and buyers, too.