AUBURN — Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader held its 2020 awards ceremony partially by Zoom as well as in person at Auburn and Scarborough to keep the gatherings smaller. David Foster and Michelle Gosselin both received the Rookie of the Year Award. Sally Christner received the five-year milestone award. #1 Agent Team Award […]
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Q&A: How would a consumer-owned utility work in Maine? Would I save money?
The proposal to create a consumer-owned electrical utility in Maine raises complex questions that aren’t easily answered.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Largest container ship ever to call on East Coast arrives as ports see surge
Container volume at U.S. ports lagged a year ago during the height of the pandemic as manufacturing slowed, though the demand for goods remained fairly strong.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Dozens testify on both sides of bill to create consumer-owned utility in Maine
Under the controversial proposal, regulators would direct a buyout of Central Maine Power and Versant Power’s infrastructure to create a nonprofit utility serving roughly 800,000 customers.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Nervous workers struggle to adjust to new mask policies
An abrupt relaxation of rules has left retailers, grocery stores, restaurants, hospitals and other employers scrambling to decide whether and how to adjust their own policies.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
U.S. jobless claims fall to new pandemic low as some states end federal aid
With the economy rebounding, 22 states, from Texas and Georgia to Ohio and Iowa, plan to begin blocking a $300-a-week federal payment for the unemployed starting in June.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Lewiston ranks No. 1 for ‘most attractive for real estate employment’ out of 179 cities
• Please forward my mail: How many people moved in and moved out by county last year
• How many Mainers have worked from their cars during the pandemic?
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Colonial Pipeline confirms it paid $4.4 million to hackers
CEO Joseph Blount says he authorized the payment because the company didn’t know the extent of the damage and wasn’t sure how long it would take to bring the pipeline’s systems back.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
How to ease out of mortgage forbearance, avoid foreclosure
About 3 million people are behind on their mortgages, the most at any time since the Great Recession, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Maine Source Homes & Realty hires Dustin Mallar
AUBURN — Maine Source Homes & Realty has hired Dustin Mallar as an associate broker/Realtor. From Litchfield, Mallar is a graduate of Oak Hill High School and Lewiston Regional Technical Center, where he particularly focused on accounting, entrepreneurship and U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. He has also served as a volunteer at […]