While the coronavirus outbreak has hampered other sectors of the economy, business is booming for retailers that cater to home improvement projects.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Candy company is sweet on Maine’s popular CDC director
Wilbur’s of Maine Chocolate Confections creates a candy bar for Dr. Nirav Shah.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine transportation commissioner urges passage of highway bond
The $105 million borrowing package is critical to pay for bridge and highway projects as the Department of Transportation faces a massive revenue shortfall, says Commissioner Bruce Van Note.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Furloughed workers return to area hospitals
Both Central Maine Healthcare and St. Mary’s Health System say most of their employees are back on the job and the rest are expected to return soon.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Market Basket hiring now for store to open soon in Westbrook
The Massachusetts-based supermarket chain has not yet announced an opening date for the Rock Row location, its second in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Fair food vendors try to find a way through the pandemic
Vendors like Keven Cleasby from New Hampshire are struggling to find a market for their food carts, and others like Richmond-based Ye Olde English Fish and Chips are serving a local customer base closer to home, but the summer is still early.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Walmart Distribution Center adding 60 jobs in Lewiston
The busy distribution center off Alfred Plourde Parkway supplies 132 Walmart stores in the region, according to a spokeswoman.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
PHOTO: Workers install roof on new Bates College building
The 65,000-square-foot Bonney Science Center is expected to be finished for the fall 2021 semester.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
McDonald’s to hire 1,000 new workers in Maine for indoor dining
The state’s 62 fast-food franchises are expanding options beyond drive-through and takeout, now that dine-in restrictions have been lifted.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Most LGBTQ workers in U.S. face discrimination that’s now illegal
Three in four LGBTQ employees experienced at least one negative interaction at work related to their sexual orientation or gender identity in the last year, according to a study released Tuesday.