Unless more sawmills come on line, the huge jump in prices for building materials likely won’t filter down to wood suppliers in Maine.
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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.
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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.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, bPlus, Business, News
Salad days: Lisbon’s Springworks is booming on a diet of lettuce and fish
After just seven years, the aquaponics operation run by a 26-year-old Bowdoin grad is the largest in New England and raises 1 million heads of lettuce yearly. And there’s much more to come.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
New England Vascular Access recognizes Jill Boulanger
SABATTUS — New England Vascular Access has recognized Jill Boulanger as its Star of the Quarter. NEVA provides mobile vascular access services to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and hospice organizations throughout New England. Boulanger works as a vascular access specialist and is responsible for assessing patient needs, working with the patient’s health care team to […]
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
UScellular donates to Boys & Girls Clubs
PORTLAND — UScellular has donated $30,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine to provide educational opportunities and experiences to local youth. UScellular’s donation supports K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and academic enrichment programs for members at the club. This is part of a $1 million donation the company made to support […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Stocks close higher with help from tech, but still down for week
Investors’ worries about the possibility of rising inflation as the U.S. economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic fueled three days of heavy selling.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Gasoline crunch from cyberattack spreads to nation’s capital
Colonial Pipeline says deliveries are being made in all of its markets, but it would take ‘several days’ to return to normal.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Mainers celebrate loosened restrictions, but some hesitant to shed masks
People interviewed Friday expressed relief, as well as reservations about unvaccinated people and indoor settings.