The groups are springing up around the region as people find a new way to bond with neighbors, fill needs and reduce the waste stream.
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Canadian CEO calls Maine panel’s rebuke of mining proposal ‘a speed bump’
A Canadian company intends to proceed with a mining proposal in northern Maine.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
As Downeaster nears a milestone birthday, questions arise about its future
While politicians favor expanding the train service, COVID has changed riding habits, perhaps permanently. Expenses and emissions also warrant consideration.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Shortage of truck drivers slows transport of Maine potatoes
Maine potato growers saw strong yields but are finding it more expensive to get the spuds to market.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
With other cargo ports in chaos, Portland’s is sailing toward a record-breaking year
The city’s International Marine Terminal is is busier than ever while other ports struggle to keep up during the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Aroma Joe’s coffee chain to buy parcel in Portland Technology Park
The coffee shop company will buy a 3-acre plot from the city for $595,000 and aims to build its new headquarters there.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
U.N. envoy sounds alarm on Lebanese rising poverty
The economic crisis in Lebanon has been described as one of the worst in the world in 150 years.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine to expand mental health help for farmers
Farmers in Maine and beyond have had to contend with the coronavirus pandemic, droughts and supply chain difficulties in recent months and years.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World
Environmentalists can continue with lawsuit to protect whales
The groups want to expand areas and times in which a vessel speed limit applies, make the speed limits mandatory, and apply them to small and large vessels.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
A near-record 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs in September
Businesses and other employers continued to post a near-record number of available jobs.