The 12 percent boost continues a positive trend for catalogers that are defying those who predicted their demise in a digital world.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
U.S. jobless claims rise to a still-low 206,000
Weekly claims, which are a proxy for layoffs, have fallen steadily most of the year since topping 900,000 one week in early January.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
7 takeaways from our ‘Lobster Trap’ series
Key findings from the project that resulted from a yearlong partnership between the Press Herald and The Boston Globe.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Politics
Biden, Manchin sharply divided over $2 trillion bill
Democrats need all their votes in the 50-50 Senate to advance the legislation.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
South Korean dairy company apologizes for ad likening women to cows
The owner of Seoul Milk removed the video from its YouTube channel, but it remains available on the accounts of users who uploaded it.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Stocks rally after Fed announces faster pullback, rate hikes
The central bank plans to shrink its monthly bond purchases at twice the pace it previously proposed, likely ending them altogether in March.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
U.S. health care spending hit $4 trillion in 2020
The 9.7 percent jump is more than double the usual growth rate.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Central Maine Power ranked dead last in nation for customer satisfaction
Advocates of a consumer-owned electric utility for Maine say CMP’s latest low rating by J.D. Power supports their argument.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston’s 72-unit Continental Mill housing project gets key funding
Construction of the Picker House Lofts, 72 units at the center of the Continental Mill complex, is expected to begin in late 2022.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News, The Buzz
Lake Auburn Community Center land going up for sale
• Le Mu Eats moves from a food trailer to Main Street in Bethel.
• Bangor-based company has plans underway for an eye surgery center in Auburn.
• How many Olympic-size pools of beer are we drinking in Maine between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve?