The discounter says its permanent employees wanted to get first dibs on working extra hours.
September 2013
Posted inBusiness
Heated-up stock market drives burst of IPOs
Initial public offerings are up 46 percent from this time last year, and the pace is not slowing.
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Posted inNews
New England Dispatches
Patient may have exposed 8 to always-fatal disease / Hiker, 25, dies after falling on mountain / Ex-ABC News correspondent sentenced in fatal crash … and more news from around the region.
Posted inNation & World
Community outraged at random shooting
Assailants armed with an assault rifle spray bullets into a crowd gathered to watch a basketball game.
Posted inOpinion
Port City Post: Webkinz, the devil and Instagram – social media’s evolution in my kid’s world
Adults race to keep up with the times as iPhones let teens fine-tune their online presence from any location.
Posted inUncategorized
Firms see new tool in social media
The key to using social media for marketing is to avoid aggressive sales pitches, one expert says.
Posted inNation & World
Care needs soaring for Alzheimer’s patients
The world’s population of dementia-stricken patients could rise to 70 million by 2050, a report says.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Westbrook’s downtown is the city’s past and future
Historic business districts can be attractive places to start and grow small companies.
Posted inOpinion
The humble Farmer: One’s cold; the other’s hot. Can this marriage be saved?
If one person cranks up the thermostat just as their spouse lowers it, they complement each other.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Giveaway brews business for Maine tea company
Orders double after Tempest in a Teapot’s tea is given to celebrities at a pre-Emmy Awards event.