The 38-year old co-owner of Flux is one of 5 semifinalists named in Maine.
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White House directs federal probe into housing rental market practices
Progressive Democrats in Congress praised the plan directing government-backed enterprises and agencies to enhance renter protections and crack down on unfair practices.
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As precipitation piles up, some businesses shut down
Portland-area business owners say the pandemic has taught them to be more flexible when it comes to giving workers, customers and themselves a day off.
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Lewiston-Auburn Top Gun Class of 2023 announced
LEWISTON — The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs and its partners, the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and the Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation at Thomas College, recently announced the businesses selected for the Top Gun 2023 Class. Beginning with 12 companies in 2009, over the years the Top Gun program has worked with […]
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Maine would buy offshore wind power in huge quantities under proposed law
New legislation would require the Public Utilities Commission to procure enough electricity from offshore wind farms to power 980,000 homes.
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Justice Department sues Google over digital advertising dominance
The lawsuit accuses the tech giant of unlawfully monopolizing the way ads are served online by excluding competitors.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
US Walmart workers to get pay raises next month
Walmart said U.S. workers will get pay raises next month, increasing starting wages to between $14 and $19 an hour
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Sazerac doesn’t put whiskey in its Fireball Cinnamon nips. That’s why the Lewiston distillery is being sued
A recent lawsuit filed against Sazerac, which makes Fireball, claims that the convenience-store version is misleading, because the packaging is almost identical to its boozy older sibling.
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Ex-Twitter engineer tells FTC security violations persist after Musk
Concerns about Twitter’s security soared after an incident in 2020 when teenagers breached Twitter’s internal systems and tweeted as Musk, Barack Obama and others.
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Lewiston back to square one with Martel School redevelopment
City staff said the City Council chose not to renew an option agreement with Lewiston Housing and Avesta Housing due to uncertainty around new affordable housing development.