Complex supply chains and inconsistent reporting requirements are making it hard for manufacturers to identify whether their products contain forever chemicals.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Supreme Court orders makers of gun parts to comply with Biden rules on ghost guns
The regulation changed the definition of a firearm under federal law to include unfinished parts, like the frame of a handgun or the receiver of a long gun, so they can be tracked more easily.
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Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Bates College art museum wins publication award
LEWISTON — The Bates College Museum of Art is one of two Maine museums to win recognition by the New England Museum Association in the 2023 Publication Awards Competition. The competition recognizes excellence in design, production, programming and effective communication in print and digital publishing. The awards celebrate the often unacknowledged outreach and communication work […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
REI cuts 275 retail jobs in bid to restructure brick-and-mortar stores
The layoffs affect 2% of the outdoor retailer’s workforce nationally.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Ford executive Bill Ford calls on autoworkers to end strike, says company’s future is at stake
Ford said high labor costs could limit spending to develop new vehicles and invest in factories.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine
Hard cider is having a renaissance, and it’s taken hold in Maine
Maine has twice as many producers as it did just four years ago, while cider sales have increased 10% in the past year.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Betting on broccoli to boost Maine’s farming economy and food availability
Good Shepherd Food Bank has launched an innovative company that makes it the first among 200 food banks nationwide to address hunger by investing in for-profit farming and processing.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Bethel, Business, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Sun Journal staff wins dozens of journalism, advertising awards
This year’s Freedom of Information Award included recognition of the newspaper’s fight for access to the Department of Health and Human Services’ prescription monitoring database for its “Legacy of Pain” investigation into the growing opioid crisis across the state.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Plummer’s grocery store in Buxton still ‘like a family’ after 100 years
The Buxton store, now owned by the fourth generation of the Plummer family, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this weekend.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn City Council to present plans for mixed-income housing project for New Auburn
The proposed development includes 48 single-family homes, 8 owner-occupied duplexes, and three multiunit apartment buildings.