The move would reverse a major Trump administration regulatory rollback.
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Restaurants shell out more for clams, and some are taking them off the menu
Despite its name, Flo’s Clam Shack in Rhode Island, which gets most of its clams from Maine, isn’t serving them until the price comes down.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Developer proposes 140 senior condos for Deering Center in Portland
Site plans have been filed to build the condominiums for people age 55 and older at the former Catherine McAuley High School campus on Stevens Avenue.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
State offers $10 million in case Portland Harbor dredging grant denied
Portland is again looking for $24 million to remove silt from harbor wharves, and Maine lawmakers will back part of the project if federal money doesn’t come through.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine employers grapple with office policies amid constant change
Many companies plan to continue experimenting with new ways of working that involve more flexibility and remote work options.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Maine
Movies are making a comeback at Maine theaters
Audiences are showing up for the summer’s blockbusters, and the shuttered Cinemagic locations are drawing interest from movie theater operators, but streaming options and health concerns still pose a threat.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn
Chef drops high-pressure kitchen to make innovative ice creams at Sabbathday Lake
NEW GLOUCESTER — Outlet Beach on Sabbathday Lake looks like a lot of Maine swimming holes: crystal-clear water, a crescent-shaped strip of sand, picnic tables under tall pines, and parents watching their kids dive off the board on the little dock, or squiggle down the water slide. And, of course, there’s ice cream. But take […]
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Hammond Lumber earns national safety award
BELGRADE — Hammond Lumber Co. has been awarded the National Safety Council’s 2021 Occupational Excellence Achievement Award in 15 of its branches for outstanding safety. The award goes to council member companies that keep their lost workday case incident rate better than or equal to 50% of the Bureau of Labor Standards rate for their […]
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Geiger associates earn advertising certifications
LEWISTON — Geiger associates Jean Michalski, Stephanie Jones and Betsy Shuster-Folga have recently earned advertising certifications. Those who earn Promotional Products Association International certification demonstrate a commitment to both business excellence and continual professional growth. A relatively small percentage of professionals hold these certifications and are known as the industry’s innovators and leaders. Michalski earned […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Fight between rival energy companies threatens to delay CMP’s $1 billion energy corridor
CMP parent Avangrid is locked in a bitter dispute with rival NextEra over the upgrading of equipment at the Seabrook nuclear station, without which the 145-mile corridor can’t connect to the New England grid.