Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn has set his sights on McDonald’s, picking a corporate fight with the fast-food giant over the treatment of pigs sourced for its U.S. pork supply. In 2012, McDonald’s made a splashy commitment to end the use of gestation stalls — small crates used to house pregnant pigs — by 2022. […]
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Family Dollar closes 400 stores, recalls products after FDA finds decaying dead rodents in warehouse
Stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Tennessee cited by feds.
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Investors bought a record share of homes in 2021
The impact on prices for everyone else is being considered on Capitol Hill.
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Canadian lawmakers extend emergency powers for truck protests
The act lets authorities declare no-go zones, allows police to freeze truckers’ bank accounts and compels companies to tow away vehicles.
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Sens. King, Collins push for more seasonal worker visas
The Maine senators say an increase in the cap is important because small businesses are having difficulty finding employees around the country.
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Water rights debate creating tension with cannabis businesses in New Mexico
Some farmers and rural residents worry that a proposal to help small marijuana growers would unfairly allow them to tap limited water resources.
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Family Dollar closes 400 stores after decaying dead rodents found in warehouse
Recalls have been issued for a wide range of products sold at the stores in the southern U.S.
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Rents reach ‘insane’ levels across U.S. with no end in sight
Rents have exploded across the country, causing many to fall behind on payments, dig deep into their savings or downsize to subpar units.
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Horrigan joins Bar Harbor Bank & Trust in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Hannah Horrigan has joined Bar Harbor Bank & Trust as branch relationship manager for the bank’s Brunswick location. In this role, she leads a team of banking professionals to provide solutions and guidance to help individuals, families and businesses in Midcoast Maine meet their financial goals, according to a press release from the […]
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Central Maine automobile dealerships struggle with supply chain squeeze
Local sellers say they feel the strain of less inventory — vehicles and parts — and do not know when the problem will ease.