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CMP customers could see double-digit rate hike in August
CMP is asking the Maine Public Utilities Commission to consider deferring some storm charges and holding an overall residential rate hike to under 10%.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Juul to pay $40 million in North Carolina teen vaping suit settlement
Juul also faces hundreds of personal injury lawsuits from customers and families of young people who said they were hurt or addicted by the company’s products.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Dumpling machine gets wrapped up in confusion over the two Portlands
Little Brother Chinese Food’s custom order from China was delayed by the common, and costly, Maine-Oregon mixup.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
The tables have turned and it’s a workers’ market
The causes of Maine’s labor crisis are more complicated than generous unemployment benefits. Lack of day care, fewer foreign students, fear of COVID and lifestyle changes are transforming the workplace.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Venice aims to curb tourism frenzy in post-pandemic world
The Italian lagoon city looks to avoid the perennial plague of mass tourism that existed before the outbreak.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Trump’s company could face criminal charges in New York City
Prosecutors have been scrutinizing the former president’s tax records, subpoenaing documents and interviewing witnesses, including Trump insiders and company executives.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
How Maine is limiting evictions and providing relief
There were several iterations of rent relief in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Two children test positive for COVID-19 on Royal Caribbean cruise ship
The ship sails out of the Bahamas, and was the first by the cruise line to return to business in North America, requiring vaccines for those eligible.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Virgin Galactic gets FAA’s OK to launch customers to space
The approval is the final hurdle in Virgin Galactic’s yearslong effort to send paying passengers on short space hops.