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Posted inBusiness
Farmers markets are faring well during the pandemic
Farmers report they are seeing fewer customers, but that people are buying more.
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Posted inBusiness
Thanks, but no: Small businesses shun payroll tax deferral
Company owners are still withholding money for Social Security despite a presidential order allowing the tax to be deferred.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Uncategorized
Trump scrambles to make good on trade promises to swing states
Requests to hold talks with Mexico look targeted to win over growers in Georgia, Michigan and Florida.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Cheapest Labor Day gas prices in 16 years cast pall over oil industry
Gasoline prices on average this year are $2.22 per gallon, the lowest for this time of year since 2004.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
U.S. debt will soon exceed size of entire economy
Most economists consider the money well-spent – or at least necessary.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Main Street Skowhegan shows Susan Collins what local business needs to keep going
Main Street America, a national network of community revitalization organizations, is pushing for Congress to include a $100 million competitive grant in the next economic stimulus package to keep its local affiliates in business.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
America’s casinos are desperate for more quarters
The Fed says the shortage started after stores and bank branches shut their doors to stem the spread of COVID-19, leading to the coin-circulation problem.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Cable company salespeople are again knocking on doors
Spectrum suspended door-to-door sales calls in mid-March when pandemic restrictions halted much business activity, but restarted them in June when state rules were eased.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Lisbon Credit Union gives third quarter ROCKSTAR Award
LISBON — Lisbon Credit Union selected Derek Roberts for its ROCKSTAR Award for the third quarter of 2020. Roberts was rewarded with a trophy, $50 and a paid day off. He has been with the credit union full time as a loan clerk since 2019 at the Lisbon office. He has been part of the […]