Dozens of the centers have closed over the last two years in Maine, a reflection of the difficulty in finding workers and also rising costs that nibble away at razor-thin profit margins.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Average gas price falls 32 cents to $4.54 per gallon
But it’s $1.32 higher than it was one year ago.
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Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Poland Spring Water Co. awards $13,000 in scholarships to Maine high school seniors
POLAND — Thirteen Maine high school seniors each have $1,000 more toward their college educations after Poland Spring Water Co. awarded its annual Good Science Scholarships. The seniors aspire to pursue post-secondary education in the fields of engineering, environmental exercise and biomedical sciences, pharmacy and business. “The Class of 2022 has faced a real challenge, […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Bath Iron Works awarded Navy engineering contract
The contract is for assisting in the design the next generation of large U.S. Navy warships.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Uncategorized
After 47-year run, Olympia Sports to close its doors
The company began by opening a store at the Maine Mall in South Portland in 1975 and at one point had 226 stores on the East Coast.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Twitter, in Musk fight, posts surprising drop in revenue
The underlying numbers at Twitter, however, were good as the number of daily active users rose 16.6%.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Ukraine, Russia sign UN deal to export grain on Black Sea
The agreement ends a wartime standoff that had threatened food security around the globe.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Maine Medical Center nurses will vote next month on whether to remain unionized
A petition, backed by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and signed by more than 500 nurses, paved the way for the vote on the union, which was formed in April of 2021.
Posted inBusiness, New England, News
Entire New Hampshire ski resort management team resigns
Gunstock Mountain Resort closed after its management team resigned amid growing tensions with the 5-member commission that oversees the resort.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn petitioners submit signatures in effort to repeal Gracelawn Road rezoning
Rezoning land near Lake Auburn has been at the center of a debate over water quality and development that has also involved Lewiston officials.