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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Abbott Labs cutting hundreds of jobs in Maine as testing demand drops
A company that makes COVID-19 testing kits is laying off as many as 400 workers at two locations in Maine.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Unity College to open environmental professions institute at Pineland Farms
The New Gloucester facility will focus on creating a skilled workforce for careers that are expected to be plentiful in the next few decades, such as solar technicians.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
North Carolina forester fined for crash in Maine that injured 14 foreign workers
Garcia Forest Service violated labor laws before a van crash in Harrington that hurt the workers in 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor says.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Lewiston cremation business customers still trying to find loved ones’ remains, says state
Affordable Cremation Solution likely to see its license suspension extended indefinitely at state meeting Tuesday.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Dow slumps 500 points in global sell-off as fears grow over economic recovery
Investors have grown worried over emerging threats to the economic recovery, from a pandemic resurgence to labor market pressures.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
As road travel resumes and vacations peak, gas prices spike to 2014 levels
According to AAA, the retail price of gasoline has risen about 40% nationally since the beginning of the year.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World, News
Maine to receive $20 million in settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
Fifteen states, including Maine, had previously opposed the proposed plan to hold the Sackler family accountable for its part in the opioid crisis.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Business, Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills real estate boom favors out of state, wealthier buyers, leaving young buyers in the cold
Low inventory and rising prices are freezing young, local home buyers from the real estate frenzy.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Rattled by increase in airplane noise, Peaks Islanders are the latest to seek relief
‘We have more planes coming over Peaks Island now than we have at any time in our history,’ one resident says.