Mayor Carl Sheline told the LA Metro Chamber of Commerce that Lewiston’s issues are “solvable,” and that his economic development effort can address both “challenges and opportunities.”
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Justice Department reports more than $8 billion in alleged fraud tied to federal coronavirus aid programs
The extent of the fraud alleged and uncovered by the Justice Department is vast, touching nearly every major facet of the roughly $6 trillion that Congress adopted over a two-year period.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
U.S. inflation soared 7.9% over last year, biggest spike since 1982
The increase reported Thursday by the Labor Department reflected the 12 months ending in February and didn’t include the oil and gas price surges that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine Gas Prices: Why gas prices are so high and what the state is doing about it
Supply chain challenges and a war in Ukraine impact the global oil markets and what Maine drivers pay at the pump.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine losing chief of its insurance bureau
Eric Cioppa, who has served the state in a variety of roles for more than three decades, will retire April 1 as Superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Insurance
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston restarts rental registration program
The effort looks to create a database of vital information for all multiunit rental properties.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
As energy prices surge, Maine lawmakers propose new relief bills
Democrats unveiled proposals Wednesday aimed at easing the effects that are hitting now and planning for future price spikes.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Maine House slams door on fees for vacant second homes
The bill would have allowed municipalities to assess fees on vacant year-round homes, as long as the revenue was used to increase affordable housing.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Hometown Soup & Salad opens on Lisbon Street in Lewiston
Owners Stefanie and Stephan Pike of Turner also operate Hometown Nutrition.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Spectrum doubling its base internet speed for customers in Portland
The move is part of an effort to boost basic-plan speeds this year in all markets in the company’s 41-state service area.