The Hodgmans have retired but have not said if they plan to sell the business.
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Two more years for 207: Maine’s sole area code will last to 2029, officials say
The Maine Public Utilities Commission has been trying to preserve the use of 207 phone numbers to avoid adding a second area code in Maine.
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Disney sues DeSantis, calling park takeover ‘retaliation’
Disney is alleging the governor waged a ‘targeted campaign of government retaliation’ after the company opposed a law critics call ‘Don’t Say Gay.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Lawmakers consider slip fee on foreign registered megayachts
While the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, sees the vessels as symbols of economic and environmental inequality, opponents say the ships would dock elsewhere, hurting the Maine businesses that supply and repair them.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
Alcohol to go is here to stay
The once-temporary measure to help restaurants and bars during the pandemic became law on Monday, and now includes beer and wine by the glass as well as cocktails.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. consumer confidence falls for 3rd time in 4 months
Spending has remained strong despite the Federal Reserve raising interest rates nine straight times since March of last year.
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Amazon delivery firm allows its drivers to unionize with the Teamsters
Last week, 84 workers at Amazon contractor Battle Tested Strategies reached a contract with the Teamsters, which the employer voluntarily recognized.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Portland will reevaluate decision to have Papi remove antique doors
The move comes after the Press Herald reported that the Puerto Rican restaurant in the Old Port was ordered to remove the doors because they did not meet the standards for alterations in historic districts.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
CNN, Don Lemon part ways weeks after Nikki Haley comments
The ‘CNN This Morning’ co-host said on Twitter that the news came as a surprise to him and characterized it as a firing, which CNN disputed.
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Tucker Carlson, Fox News’ most popular host, out at network
The news comes a week after Fox agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems more than $787 million and acknowledged that some of its reporting following the 2020 election was false.