State lawmakers want to make it easier for developers to build houses on commercial sites.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Outdoors
Looking to buy a camper? New or used, good luck with that
There’s record demand for campers and other RVs at Maine dealerships during the pandemic, and private sellers are cashing in quickly on used sales via social media sites.
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Posted inBusiness, Oxford Hills
The smells of Paris: Town Office staff review French perfume for magazine feature
Their comments were included in Allure’s “Eau de Paris” feature this month.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Another labor crisis hits Maine: Parents can’t find child care
More than 170 day care operators in Maine have closed shop in the past year, and those that remain can’t find enough workers. Government aid is on the way, but the industry may need restructuring.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Welcome to the Neighborhood: Lewiston immigrants help plan for a warmer, more seamless transition for refugees
With the potential for hundreds of refugees arriving in the next year, a coalition of five immigrant-led groups in Lewiston has started meeting to plan how to make the arrivals go more smoothly and how to make Lewiston feel like home.
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
Norway Savings Bank donates to Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival
NORWAY — Norway Savings Bank is once again a seasonal sponsor of the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, donating $2,000. Featuring classical music, the festival will be presenting both in-person and online streaming concerts this summer. The bank has had a partnership with the festival for the last 15 years. Three live performances are planned at […]
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Dustin Collins earns ASE certification
AUBURN — Dustin Collins, a master technician at VIP Tires & Service, earned Automotive Service Excellence Master Technician status over the past month. To achieve this high level of certification, technicians must complete demanding voluntary testing outside of regular work hours that, on average, can take up a hundred hours to finish. VIP encourages all […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
CEO pay rose to $12.7 million in 2020 even as pandemic ravaged economy
That’s 5% more than the median pay for that same group of chief executives in 2019 and an acceleration from the 4.1% climb in last year’s survey.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
U.S. says agencies largely fended off latest Russian hack
Microsoft says it believes that most of the emails in the cyberespionage onslaught were blocked by automated systems that marked them as spam.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Senate R&D bill that aims to counter China delayed by Republicans
Passage of the sweeping legislation, which has bipartisan support, is still likely, but a vote has been postponed until June 8.