The lack of inventory again hampered sales, but bidding wars are starting to resume and prices rose by more than 6%.
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Maine’s medical cannabis market seeing a ‘mass exodus’ of caregivers
A new report from the state shows more than one-fourth of the individuals in the occupation have quit since 2021, often in response to an overabundance of cannabis supply.
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Everything is bigger in Texas, including Maine’s help wanted signs
Three nonprofits are collaborating on a $25,000 ad campaign in San Antonio that is meant to draw veterans and health care workers to join Maine’s workforce.
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A Kittery outlet mall could make way for housing, hotel
The town’s planning board on Thursday will get a first look at a proposed redevelopment of the Outlets at Kittery, a 6.4-acre retail plaza.
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Portland’s Cong Tu Bot is first independent restaurant in Maine to unionize in 40 years
Owners Vien Dobui and Jessica Sheahan encouraged the organizing and recognized the union after a unanimous vote by the 21 workers.
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Hundreds of Mainers have gone into real estate as the hot market begins to cool. Now what?
The number of real estate agents has been growing by double-digit percentages. But the trend may be reversing, even as younger agents join the field.
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With bill’s passage, lobster industry welcomes 6-year break from new regulations
The omnibus spending legislation includes a rider that freezes new federal regulation of lobstering practices. President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law.
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Maine housing market may be easing for buyers, November numbers show
Prices are still rising, but at a slower pace than during the past two years, and mortgage rates fell slightly last month, according to data released Wednesday.
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As storm nears, some Maine businesses watch for first snowflakes of winter
The predicted weather over the next few days could be an early Christmas gift for some snow-starved businesses in southern Maine. For others, it’s business as usual.
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Pet owners sue Idexx over ‘anticompetitive scheme’ to sell diagnostic tests
The class-action lawsuit accuses the Westbrook maker of animal-health products of locking veterinarians into predatory contracts that inflate prices that are passed on to their clients.