The Buzz: Lighthouse Discount Beverage now owns two locations locally.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Seafood market closes Lewiston location
The Buzz: Andy Cantrell, owner of Cantrell’s Seafood 2, would only say his lease was up.
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Posted inBusiness, News
Share of Mainers reliant on heating oil drops to lowest point in over 15 years
Maine is still the most heating-oil dependent state in the country, but a growing share of Mainers are sourcing heat from electricity and other types of fuel.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, The Franklin Journal
GreenLine bus adds more weekday trips linking Farmington to Lewiston
Starting Oct. 1, Western Maine Transportation Services will expand the GreenLine commuter bus to six weekday round trips, boosting connections from Franklin County to Lewiston-Auburn.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Trust for Local News workers vote to expand union
Nearly 50 employees, including reporters, photographers and advertising staff, join the News Guild of Maine after holding an election with the National Labor Relations Board.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, The Bethel Citizen
Bethel man carried on 11 generations of logging legacy in Maine
Bob Chadbourne, of Bethel, who died Sept. 17, continued building his family’s logging business, contributing to conservation and growing economy in western Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
In Sipayik, the Passamaquoddy are finding resilience in a half-acre of clams
With one of the largest soft-shell clam gardens in the world, the tribe is confronting invasive crabs and human-caused ecological damage.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
H-1B visa’s $100,000 price hike leaves Maine employers worried about impact
President Donald Trump imposed the fee on foreign workers hired to fill professional positions, claiming the program was being abused. Business and immigrant advocates say that’s not true and that the fees will hurt small businesses.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Is cash still king at Maine’s agricultural fairs?
More fairs are accepting digital payments, but processing fees and shoddy internet access make some vendors hesitant to change cash-only policies that have served them well for decades.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools & Education
2 years in, Maine graduate student workers will rally for a contract
The union that includes students across the state’s university system is demonstrating over what they call a too-long negotiation process as they seek higher wages and better health care.