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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Pump it up: Can you keep warm in winter with a heat pump alone?
An Efficiency Maine initiative may be changing minds about the energy-saving devices, after testing their stand-alone performance in subzero temperatures.
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Posted inBusiness
Fed vice chair warns U.S. interest rates to stay high, notes global impact
Additional inflationary shocks from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s COVID lockdowns, or severe weather events globally ‘cannot be ruled out,’ Lael Brainard said.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Walmart offers more pay for truck drivers
Open house for commercial drivers is scheduled for Oct. 3-7.
Posted inBusiness, The Buzz
Stevie J’s Burgers and Burritos in Livermore Falls has new owners
Derek Pomeroy and Destiny Cook of Livermore plan to add a few vegan and vegetarian options to the menu.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Cantrell Seafood is teasing a Lewiston-Auburn location
Cantrell Seafood dumped a big mystery on us this week posting this on their Facebook page: They clearly have quite a few fans in our area who are more than excited about the possibility they too will open a location in Lewiston-Auburn, but Cantrell’s isn’t talking either. Messages, an email and phone calls all went […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston funeral home worker says owner ‘was drunk.’
A part-time worker at Affordable Cremation Solution testifies at civil trial against the business, saying the owner stopped coming to work.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Kevin Mitchell rejoins Rinck Advertising as senior account manager
LEWISTON — Rinck Advertising announces Kevin Mitchell is returning to the agency’s account team as a senior account manager. He worked at Rinck from 2008 to 2017 as the director of promotions and as an account executive. In his new role, Mitchell will primarily work with Dunkin’ Maine and Dunkin’ Vermont, managing their regional public […]
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Main-Land purchases Boundary Points Land Surveying
LIVERMORE FALLS — Main-Land Development Consultants has purchased Boundary Points, a land surveying company in Falmouth. Main-Land is a land consulting company, providing civil engineering, land surveying and environmental sciences throughout Maine since 1974, with offices in Livermore Falls and Falmouth. Market sectors include all landowners, private and public, and its clients include Oxford Casino, […]
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Minot Town Clerk Sara Farris receives state certification
MINOT — Town officials announce Town Clerk Sara Farris has recently become a certified clerk of Maine through the Maine Town & City Clerks’ Association. The process includes attending training and successfully passing certification testing within five years. The certification serves as formal recognition of Farris’ commitment and dedication to Minot and its residents. She […]