Two license applications have been approved, and another 31 are sitting on the city’s desk for approval in the coming weeks and months.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Cape Elizabeth woman’s invention solves a ‘big stinkin’ problem’ for dog walkers
Beth Herriman’s ‘dooloop,’ a hit internationally, is a simple plastic device designed to clip onto a leash to easily carry several used dog waste bags.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
No internet: The high cost of connecting Maine
This two-part report is part of a continuing series on poverty in Maine, and the strangling effect poverty has on our communities. We look at how vital broadband accessibility is for our schools, our businesses and our health. The work is being done in cooperation with the Investigative Editing Corps.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Oxford Hills
Maine senator calls for crackdown on ‘snake oil and fine print’ payday loans
State Sen. Rick Bennett of Oxford calls for limits on how much lenders can charge for short-term loans to hard-pressed Mainers.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Defying rules, anti-vaccine accounts thrive on social media
Platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they’ve stepped up their fight against misinformation, but problems abound.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Pandemic has been a boon for billionaires
The wealth of 9 of the country’s top titans has increased by more than $360 billion in the past year. And they are all tech barons.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Maine Center for Entrepreneurs gives diversity scholarship to Lewiston company
PORTLAND — The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs has awarded the first of a series of diversity scholarships to Top Gun 2021 participant Community Staffing Partners in Lewiston. The $500 scholarship covers the Top Gun fee for a client company that promotes racial and gender diversity and inclusion. Community Staffing Partners has a mission of helping […]
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Mahoosuc Land Trust hires Spenser Williams
BETHEL — Mahoosuc Land Trust has hired conservation professional Spenser Williams to run its land stewardship programs in the Mahoosuc Region in Maine and New Hampshire. Williams’ past roles as trail designer-builder, naturalist and Geographic Information Systems specialist will be key as Mahoosuc Land Trust’s conserved land base and recreational use of its lands grow. […]
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Spectrum Orthopaedics-Auburn joins Central Maine Healthcare
LEWISTON — Spectrum Orthopaedics-Auburn, formerly Central Maine Orthopaedics, is now part of the Central Maine Healthcare team and is adopting a new name: Central Maine Healthcare Orthopedics. Joining the CMH team are eight orthopedic surgeons, four physician assistants and more than 80 experienced team members. The practice will continue at its Minot Avenue and Rumford […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn
Sun Journal moving printing operations to South Portland
The newsroom, advertising, circulation and customer service employees will continue working in the building at 104 Park St. in Lewiston.