An electrical blaze destroyed a 200-year-old barn and forced the family that runs Flaggy Meadow Farm to question what its future would be.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Mr. Drew and His Animals Too plans to grow
Owner Drew Desjardins said the animal rescue center has outgrown its space at the Pepperell Mill, so he is searching for a larger location with better parking and more efficient heating.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Supreme Court upholds Maine cable-customer protection law
The court declined to hear an appeal in a suit seeking to overturn the law, which requires cable companies to prorate customers’ bills for a final month of service.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Trump executive Weisselberg gets 5-month jail sentence for dodging taxes
Allen Weisselberg is expected to be locked up at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
As Starbucks unionizing slows, some strike, others skeptical
Labor organizers say Starbucks has chilled the effort with hard-nosed tactics, including firing pro-union workers and closing unionized stores.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine
Maine brewers of non-alcoholic beers tap into Dry January demand
The emerging market has many in the state’s craft brewing industry buzzing.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine lobstermen deal with another new rule, and it’s not about right whales
On Jan. 1, Maine became the last state on the East Coast to require all lobstermen to report their catch to the regional fisheries regulator.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Southwest crisis reveals clubby world of airline leaders
After 16,700 flight cancellations that cost the airline over $800 million, blame has fallen on an outmoded crew scheduling system and an unusual point-to-point route network.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Ex-McDonald’s CEO to pay SEC fine over allegations that he misrepresented his exit
In addition to his financial penalty, as part of the settlement, Easterbrook agreed to a five-year ban from serving as an officer or director.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Maine’s Wyman Station helped ease Christmas power shortfall
The power grid operator had to dip into reserves as an Arctic blast swept across a large swath of the U.S. and Canada, necessitating controlled power outages elsewhere.