Information on whether the Farmington Big Lots will remain open was not known Monday morning, Dec. 30.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Lawsuit over Poland Spring’s ‘natural spring water’ label moves forward
Plaintiffs in several states, including Maine, claim the parent company’s use of ‘100% Natural Spring Water’ is false.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s minimum wage will get a boost Jan. 1
It will increase from $14.15 to $14.65 as contributions to the state’s new paid family and medical leave program also kick in.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
How Auburn’s CMCC got a state-of-the-art criminal justice center
Working: An electrician, a carpenter and a foreman save Central Maine Community College $1 million.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Rumford Hospital emergency department nurse receives DAISY award
RUMFORD — Rumford Hospital nurse Penny Savage is the recipient of the DAISY Award, an international program recognizing nurses for their compassionate care and the difference they make in patients’ lives. Savage works in the hospital’s emergency department. She was nominated by nurse leader Merideth Alanskas and Supervisor Tina True. Her fellow team members cited […]
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Wood panel mill moving forward in Jay
John Godfrey, owner of Godfrey Forest Products, plans to build a 617,000-square-foot mill on a portion of the former Androscoggin Mill on Riley Road in Jay.
Posted inBusiness, The Buzz
Big Lots in Auburn holds one last sale before closing
There are four Big Lots stores in Maine slated to close, including one at 730 Center St., Auburn.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Public reprimand sought for Maine high court justice who didn’t recuse herself
The Committee on Judicial Conduct is also recommending a new group of judges be brought in to decide whether to sanction Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Catherine Connors, rather than a panel of her fellow justices.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, The Buzz
Planet Fitness to try again in Lewiston
Planet Fitness has had mixed success in the Lewiston/Auburn market with the last location in Lewiston closing around 10 years ago.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston boosts pay as Public Works down 14 employees
City administration said the worker shortage could impact winter plowing, but one official argued the cost will add to an already difficult budget situation.