In a companywide email, Parag Agrawal said that he will focus on ‘clear decision-making, increased accountability, and faster execution.’
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
‘Flash mob’ robberies roiling U.S. retailers, traumatizing workers
Experts say large-scale ‘smash-and-grabs’ hit critical mass in late November, when stores were piled high with holiday inventory.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Soon, 3D villains may try to sell you something while you’re walking down the street
Part art installation, part-“1984″-esque vision, early 3D anamorphic outdoor ads hint at what our commercialized outdoors might soon look like.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Lawsuit accuses CMP parent Avangrid of racketeering, fraud
The plaintiff, a former subcontractor, alleges Avangrid bought unnecessary equipment knowing it could recover the costs through higher electricity rates for customers in Maine and elsewhere.
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
Franklin Savings Bank, employees donate to eight food pantries
FARMINGTON — Franklin Savings Bank employees collected 2,500 items, including canned and boxed goods, and raised $1,400 to be disbursed among eight local food pantries during the Fall Bounty Week food drive. The bank matched the employees’ efforts with $11,000 to be divided among the designated food pantries, including: • Care and Share Food Closet, […]
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
Oakhurst Dairy donates to Good Shepherd Food Bank
AUBURN — Oakhurst Dairy has pledged to donate $200,000 in money and $479,000 in food donations over the next four years to Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine’s Campaign to End Hunger. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Household Food Security report, 11.4% of Maine households were food insecure between 2018 and 2020, which […]
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation / World, News
What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?
The Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S. is on hold because of legal challenges, but employers can still require the shots
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
The Vault is moving to bigger quarters in Lewiston
The high-end wine and beer shop will operate out of the former home of Bear Bones Beer on Lisbon Street.
Posted inBusiness, News
U.S. employers added a sluggish 210,000 jobs in November
Even as the jobless rate has steadily declined this year, the proportion of Americans who are working or looking for work has barely budged.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, The Buzz
Several area farms star in MOFGA’s new Maine Organic Marketplace in Freeport
• The Vault is moving to bigger quarters in Lewiston.
• It’s a skiing trifecta with Sunday River, Sugarloaf and Saddleback news.
• Can you guess Maine’s most-searched present for the holidays?