American Airlines Group Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co. support cracking down on safety and security standards, closing a “loophole” being used by JSX and others.
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From TV to TikTok, how we get the news is changing fast
Traditional news outlets compete with and contribute to the fast-growing online news ecosystem. Here’s how Americans consume their news now.
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Exxon CEO says making Big Oil ‘villains’ slows path to net zero emissions
Exxon has ramped up its energy transition efforts over the past 2 years after losing a bruising proxy battle with activist investor Engine No. 1 at the height of the ESG movement.
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Wind and solar energy are booming in surprising places
Funneling clean energy cash toward areas that have relied economically on coal, oil, and gas has been a top Biden administration priority.
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Saddleback Mountain unveils $10 million workforce housing project in Rangeley
The $10 million project’s goal is to solve lack of workforce housing for Rangeley area workers.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine
The Snug, a neighborhood pub in Portland’s East End, will soon close
Self-described as ‘Irish-ish’ and ‘not for the squeamish,’ the bar opened on Congress Street across from the Eastern Cemetery in 2006.
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Vote on tentative contract with General Motors too close to call as more tallies are reported
Workers at five large factories who finished voting in the past few days have turned down the four year and eight month deal by fairly large margins.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Politics
Republican senator challenges Teamsters head to fight in fiery exchange at hearing
The two men never came face to face in the hearing room. But they hurled insults at each other for around six minutes.
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: Weekend opening for gluten-free Orange Bike Brewing; Nosh Taco nearly set to launch
Plus, Chocolats Passion moving to Spring Street; brewery comes to East Bayside; Old Port bar named one of country’s best; and places serving Thanksgiving dinners around Maine.
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Gary Winnick, 76, telecom tycoon at center of Global Crossing’s epic rise and fall
At its peak, the stock price of the company he founded was valued at $47 billion – more than McDonald’s or PepsiCo. It later filed for bankruptcy protection.