The fire-damaged Linnell Motel was razed to prepare the 4.77 acres for sale.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Walmart Distribution Center in Lewiston looks to add up to 90 employees
The starting pay is $18.55 per hour and all of the jobs available are full-time, full-benefits.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
New L/A Taco food truck coming to town
• $2.7 million expansion for Western Maine Transportation Services in Auburn
• Thinking about moving for lower utility bills? Break out the sunblock.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Schools & Education
UMaine professor working to make environmentally friendly disinfectant
William DeSisto is working with manufacturers on technology to increase local production of a bleach alternative made from salt, water and electricity.
Posted inBusiness
As prices skyrocket, lumber and building supply companies expanding in central Maine
Waterville-based Ware-Butler Building Supply and Pleasant River Lumber Co. recently acquired three local building supply and hardware retailers.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
AT&T, Discovery join media brands as cord-cutting encroaches
AT&T will join its massive media operations that include CNN, HBO, TNT and TBS in a $43 billion deal with Discovery, the owner of lifestyle networks including the Food Network and HGTV.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Spike in lumber prices not helping most Maine wood suppliers
Unless more sawmills come on line, the huge jump in prices for building materials likely won’t filter down to wood suppliers in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Working: The whole family on the farm in Leeds
With a farm stand opening in a month, it’s all hands on deck and all seeds in the ground at Levesque’s Organic Farm.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine wedding industry on track for recovery as restrictions ease
After a year of lost business and disruption, a growing industry that generates $1 billion annually in Maine is ready to get back on its feet.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Can lab-grown lobster compete with Maine’s most lucrative catch?
A food tech company in Wisconsin plans to commercialize cultured lobster meat, but industry leaders in Maine say they don’t see it as an immediate threat.