Experts are concerned the future mix of home and office work will be complicated to manage and won't provide the flexibility employees have become accustomed to during the pandemic.

They closed modestly lower Monday, but pockets of strength dotted around the market helped limit the damage.

William DeSisto is working with manufacturers on technology to increase local production of a bleach alternative made from salt, water and electricity.

Under the terms of a consent decree, the Scarborough company also will pay for wetland restoration projects costing about $850,000 at its property on Pleasant Hill Road.

AT&T will join its massive media operations that include CNN, HBO, TNT and TBS in a $43 billion deal with Discovery, the owner of lifestyle networks including the Food Network and HGTV.

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.

Investors' worries about the possibility of rising inflation as the U.S. economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic fueled three days of heavy selling.

Colonial Pipeline says deliveries are being made in all of its markets, but it would take 'several days' to return to normal.

People interviewed Friday expressed relief, as well as reservations about unvaccinated people and indoor settings.

Southern European countries are scrambling to reopen their tourism services to lure vacationers emerging from lockdowns.

The owners of the popular South Portland restaurant have bought the Big Babe's building at Ocean and C streets.

Labor groups and others warn that employees at stores, restaurants and bars could be left exposed to COVID-19 from customers and be forced into the unwanted role of 'vaccination police.'

Password sharing is estimated to cost streaming services several billion dollars a year in lost revenue.

They'll head to the statewide finals in two weeks, pitching again for a $25,000 grand prize.

More than 200 retail workers have died from the coronavirus, and thousands more have been infected, according to workers groups and media reports, though actual numbers are probably much higher.

A request by state regulators for relevant correspondence would produce an estimated 120,000 emails, the utility says, so the request has been narrowed to the 20,000-to-30,000 range.

The appeals court said opponents of the project are unlikely to win a suit seeking to block its construction.

The increases could contribute to higher inflation if companies raise prices to cover the additional labor costs.

Tamsen Brooke Warner is expected to leave the post next Thursday to become finance and operations manager at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle.

Maine Career Catalyst, a partnership between FocusMaine and Educate Maine, hopes to increase the equity of access to Maine internships.

The company paid the hefty ransom in untraceable cryptocurrency within hours after the attack, underscoring the immense pressure faced by the Georgia-based operator.

The program, known as Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration or SOAR, is buying more than 5 million oysters to restore shellfish reefs at 20 locations.

Fewer employers are cutting jobs as consumers ramp up spending and more businesses reopen.

Rising prices are resurrecting fears of an economic threat that has all but disappeared over the past generation: runaway inflation.

Advisers close to the Biden administration describe the new combination of issues as a key test of its commitment to major economic policy change.

Lawmakers in both parties embraced the bill on the same day Gov. Janet Mills proposed spending an additional $40 million to address PFAS contamination in Maine.

Maine and New England do not depend on the Colonial Pipeline, a major East Coast source of gasoline and other fuels that shut down last week after a cyber attack but restarted Wednesday.

Tech giants, which had soared during the past year of lockdowns, take some of the biggest losses as the Dow sheds more than 680 points.

But it will take several days for deliveries to return to normal, the company says.

Costs have been on the rise since a cyberattack forced Colonial Pipeline to temporarily shut down operations.

‘They are working Christmas hours and they’ve been doing this for 14 months straight,’ one of the protest organizers said.

Wednesday's report from the Labor Department showed sharply higher prices for everything from food and clothes to housing.

Washington County Community College and the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center have received a $500,000 USDA grant to develop aquaculture-specific training.

A new soul food take-out business opens in Portland, and Portland Wine Week returns.

While Colonial Pipeline works to restore service after last week's cyberattack, some gas stations are reporting dry pumps and long lines.

Avangrid has been less than forthcoming with New Mexico regulators, says a hearing examiner with the state's Public Regulation Commission.

The company cites government stimulus payments, enhanced unemployment benefits, health concerns and lack of child care as factors for high absenteeism and worker turnover.

Mark Opio's lawsuit says he wasn't given an opportunity to apply for a supervisory position in the Portland store.

The judge found the bankruptcy was not filed in good faith, but was instead filed 'to gain an unfair advantage in litigation or to avoid a regulatory scheme.'

This project and Ocean Wind, a proposed 1,100-megawatt offshore wind project off New Jersey, are keystones in the Biden administration's push to grow offshore wind as a way to fight climate change and create jobs.

The number of vacancies exceeded hires by more than 2 million, the largest gap on record and evidence of current hiring challenges.

Biden reopened the HealthCare.gov insurance markets in February for a special six-month sign-up opportunity that will go through Aug. 15.

The measure would end 'at-will' employment in Maine, which allows employers to terminate workers for any reason that doesn't violate anti-discrimination laws.

CEO Ugur Sahin says waiving patents won't ease supply shortages.

Two bills have been submitted to create a program to improve recycling and refund municipalities, but the sides are far apart on how those goals should be achieved.

Governments may not use the money to cut taxes, pay debt or bolster reserve funds.

The company destroyed 2 million counterfeit products sent to its warehouses last year before they could be sold.

Attorneys general from across the U.S. have written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging him to drop company plans for a version of Instagram for children under 13.

The Colonial Pipeline transports gasoline and other fuel through 10 states from Texas to New Jersey, delivering roughly 45% of fuel consumed on the East Coast, according to the company.

Some people argue that current standards should stay in place until underserved areas are connected but others say faster speeds are needed now.

Portland and Westbrook have closed off sections of streets, while Biddeford and South Portland are making use of parking areas for outdoor dining.

DarkSide claims it doesn't attack hospitals, educational or government targets and that it donates a portion of its take to charity.

The hiring outlook is better than last year, but the job search process has changed and new graduates are preparing to step into workplaces that still look different due to the pandemic.