Solar grazing, the practice of using livestock to manage the grass that grows under panel arrays, has come to Maine.
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On Rockport farm, blueberry grower, solar power developer seek common ground
A new solar array at a blueberry farm seeks to demonstrate how both can thrive, as the state convenes a study group seeking ways to accommodate renewable energy on agricultural land.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Hot Housing: 6 Maine agents offer advice as prices soar
Area real estate agents offer advice to both sellers and buyers, and reveal some of the unusual deals they’ve seen in this hot seller’s market.
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Reading the real estate tea leaves: Are we in for a housing bubble in Maine?
Between March and May 2021, the median sales price of a house statewide was up almost 22% to $285,000, compared to the same three months last year, according to the Maine Association of Realtors.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Las Vegas bouncing back, but so is virus
Nevada last week saw the highest rate of new COVID-19 cases in the country.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Fire on surface of Gulf of Mexico extinguished
But the scene of a burning sea shows problems of allowing oil companies to tap into fossil fuel reserves from the ocean floor.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Ransomware attack before holiday leaves companies scrambling
Complicating the response is that it happened at the start of the Fourth of July weekend in the U.S., when most corporate IT teams aren’t fully staffed.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Federal economic injury disaster loans available for Oxford County
The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations in Oxford County that July 26 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans due to drought that began May 26, 2020. Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program […]
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Fontaine Family hires Hannah Levesque
AUBURN — Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader has hired Hannah Levesque as a sales agent at its Auburn location. Levesque grew up in Monmouth and attended Monmouth Academy. Her previous experience in the food industry has enriched her customer service skills and allowed her to realize her love of helping people. As a […]
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Franklin Memorial Hospital nurses earn medical-surgical certification
FARMINGTON — Two Franklin Memorial Hospital nurses, Sandra Howe and Kelly Salminen, recently earned the Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse credential from the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board, joining a prestigious group of more than 24,000 CMSRNs. Howe started her health care career at FMH as a certified nursing assistant and staffing coordinator more than 40 years […]