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Posted inBusiness, Maine
‘Covidpreneurs’ forge ahead with new business ventures despite, or because of, pandemic
Is this really the time to be starting a new business? Plenty of Mainers seem to think so.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Why open a restaurant in a pandemic? For most, because they had to
Owners of new Maine restaurants say they were too far along to abandon their business plans when the pandemic hit.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Thanksgiving travel expected to be down sharply in Maine, New England
Residents of Maine and surrounding states are expected to stay home in unusually large numbers because of the worsening pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
North Carolina employees vote to move small company to Maine
Desert Harvest, which makes health supplements, is relocating to Ellsworth after doctors told the CEO that hot, humid weather was bad for her husband’s health after battling cancer.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Truckers threaten to strike after Shaw’s negotiations stall
A union representative says members authorized a strike as a warning, but hoped they wouldn’t have to carry through.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Retailers brace as virus resurges throughout U.S.
Some are considering extraordinary steps to draw customers.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
U.K. signs trade deal with Canada to prepare for Brexit
Meanwhile, Britain continues to trade under the EU’s umbrella during a transition period set to end Dec. 31.
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
Avangrid Foundation donates to Trinity Jubilee Center
LEWISTON — The Trinity Jubilee Center has received a $20,000 grant from the Avangrid Foundation in partnership with Central Maine Power. The grant will support the center’s soup kitchen and food pantry. These programs are seeing increased need during the COVID-19 pandemic: more than 25,000 meals, 4,000 bags of groceries and 28,000 diapers have been […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Trump makes late-term bid to lower prescription drug costs
President Donald Trump was announcing the new policy at a White House event.