Geiger, a promotional products distributor, recently promoted Samantha Stewart to the role of key account manager in Corporate Programs. The Auburn woman began her career at Geiger in 2013 as a mail/sample room clerk, and in 2016 was promoted to customer relations specialist, and in 2019 to key customer service specialist. She was promoted to […]
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In a cold winter, Maine household budgets buckle under growing energy burden
Skyrocketing prices for electricity, heating oil and gasoline are hitting Mainers especially hard when the mercury falls.
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Maine lobster at risk of losing a sustainability label over right whale concerns
The California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program is considering which species to add to its ‘red list.’
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Stanzel returns to Allied Physical Therapy team
FARMINGTON — Kathi Stanzel has returned to Allied Physical Therapy. She had worked there first as an aide, and then as a physical therapist. Stanzel said she is “thrilled to return to a family-owned practice that supports community wellness, teamwork, and patient centered care,” according to a news release from Allied Physical Therapy. “Kathi is […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Stocks fall again, handing Wall Street another losing week
Markets have been turbulent all week as investors watch the latest developments in Ukraine, where Russia has been amassing troops on the border.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Treasury brews up ideas for a more competitive beer market
The government is looking at ways to loosen the grip of a few big beer companies that control 65% of the market.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Fed officials push back on rapid interest rate hikes
Some favor a ‘steady’ increase, because an overly aggressive approach could choke the economy while too much caution could let inflation spiral further.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine home listings pricey and scarce, with mortgage rate hikes on the way
Home prices in the state continued to rise in the first month of the year, while the number of available homes for sale continued to fall.
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Ford CEO explores ways to wall off electric vehicles from its legacy business
A spinoff could be a tough sell to the Ford family, which controls the automaker through a special class of stock and is leery of losing influence over the 118-year-old company.
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Maine delegates decry ‘broken promise’ in China lobster-buying deal
All four members of the state’s congressional delegation say China is not living up to a 2020 trade deal to buy more Maine lobster.