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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Six years after it was revived, Whiting Farm in Auburn has closed
A shortage of workers along with persistent funding concerns prompted John F. Murphy Homes, which has been running the farm, to close up shop.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Prime scallop fishing grounds to stay open in Maine
The Maine Department of Marine Resources had been considering closing the Cobscook Bay area to fishing to prevent overharvesting scallops.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
A ‘beacon’ to Maine veterans: New Portland VA clinic to open Monday
The $64 million facility will provide a wide range of medical, mental health and education services for many of the state’s estimated 114,000 veterans.
Posted inBusiness, News, Politics
Defense contractors charged with making illegal contributions to Sen. Collins’ 2020 campaign
The Collins for Senator Campaign says the indictment handed down Thursday in Washington, D.C., contains ‘no allegations of wrongdoing’ by the campaign.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin
Family-owned Farmington company worried they could get slapped with $300,000 in tariffs on goods from China
Kemp Enterprises, a wholesale and craft wood company based in Farmington, said they are still waiting for a bill from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, The Franklin Journal
Center for Entrepreneurial Studies launches Makerspace in Farmington
The program teaches participants how to build their brands, create products and find creativity and “empowerment.”
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Vassalboro official had ordered marijuana growing business to close prior to fire
Medical marijuana cultivation business on Webber Pond Road that was destroyed in an accidental fire Monday had failed to secure town approvals to operate as a commercial business and as a marijuana business.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Amish waste little time in rebuilding landmark Unity store destroyed by fire
The walls and roof of the new Unity Community Market already are in place just three weeks after a fire destroyed the building.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. inflation highest in 40 years, with no letup in sight
Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America’s consumers, wiping out pay raises and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin raising borrowing rates across the economy