The 600-square-foot house, named BioHome3D, is seen as an environmentally friendly solution to the affordable housing crisis.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Whole Foods to stop selling Maine lobster following fishery’s loss of 2 sustainability labels
The upscale supermarket chain says that it won’t offer Gulf of Maine lobster until it again has an eco-friendly certification or is removed from the Seafood Watch ‘red list.’
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Wood-pellet mill, rail connection planned for Millinocket
The new plant and rail improvements could allow Maine to produce and ship industrial-grade wood pellets to Europe, where they are a critical energy source.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Photos: How to get more than 2,500 pies ready by Thanksgiving
It’s all hands on deck this week at Grant’s Bakery in Lewiston.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Carrabassett Valley board allows smaller parking spaces for Sugarloaf West Mountain expansion
The parking spots size will need to be a minimum of 9-foot by 18-foot rather than the town required 10-foot and 20-foot size.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
U.S. supply chain under threat – again – as unions, railroads, clash
A split vote Monday from the 2 biggest railroad unions follows the rejection by 3 other unions of their deals with the railroads that the Biden administration helped broker.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Maine health care nonprofit receives $9 million windfall from billionaire MacKenzie Scott
The Maine Health Access Foundation was the only Maine recipient in the latest round of gifts from the philanthropist, who is giving away much of her fortune.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
October home sales in Maine show continuing decline and slower price growth
Sales volume was down, while prices were up. But for the second month in a row, the median sales price increase was in the single digits.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Joe Galletta receives Oxford Hills Rotary Club award
PARIS — The Oxford Hills Rotary Club recently presented Joe Galletta, who is celebrating 10 years as owner of Ripley & Fletcher Ford in Paris, with the Paul Harris Fellow award. The award comes with a $1,000 donation made to the Rotary Foundation, the charitable arm of the organization. It’s named after the founding Rotarian […]
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Lobster fishing rules to protect right whales will be delayed 2 years, judge says
Lobstermen are relieved that new, stricter rules to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales will be delayed until 2024, giving regulators more time to address the concerns of fishermen and environmentalists.