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CMP dead last in U.S. in survey of business customers’ satisfaction
The J.D. Power survey sought opinions from 21,000 business customers of 87 utilities nationwide. It shows the Maine power company trailing even Pacific Gas and Electric, which has been linked to wildfires and filed for bankruptcy.
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Scientists meeting in Portland say right whales on the way to extinction
At an international meeting, scientists urge immediate action to protect the endangered species that is the focus of regulatory efforts that could affect Maine's valuable lobster industry.
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Michelle Hood stepping down as CEO of Northern Light Health
She is taking a job as COO of the American Hospital Association, a national trade association, after nearly 14 years at the helm of Maine's second largest health care system.
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The Knotted Apron will feature American, French and Italian cuisines.
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Potential overbilling and a lack of visibility into the hours worked by lawyers defending Maine’s poor have sparked multiple state investigations.
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The EU trade commissioner has said that reducing the lobster tariff should be part of a wider agreement to liberalize tariffs.
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The magazine says auto companies are making changes faster, and that’s causing more complaints from owners of new or redesigned models.
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The tax, approved after the recent two-year budget was finalized, is one of several that contributed to an increase in state revenue.
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The combination of the two newspaper chains will create a nation-blanketing print and digital giant.
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The travel guide cites the city's food scene, guided tours and shopping.
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As long as the debt is growing faster than the economy, he says, future generations may have to spend more on interest than on productive investments such as infrastructure or education.
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Scientists on the International Space Station will study bone and muscle loss in brawny Jackson Laboratory mice.
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The Boulos Co. is interviewing notable developers shaping the urban landscape of southern Maine.
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Since June, Beijing has been imposing 93 percent tariffs and taxes on American wine.
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Auctions are often thought of as the means of last resort to sell a property, but they can be used to generate a higher sale price in a hot market.
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Default rates for home and small-business customers will fall 19 percent, from 9 cents per kilowatt hour to 7.3 cents.
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Tuesday was the launch day for the new streaming channel.
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The supermarket chain plans to establish food pantries in 90 schools around the Northeast.
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But the Federal Reserve chairman says the U.S. economy still faces risks from slower growth overseas and trade tensions.
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Overall consumer prices rose 1.8% over the past year, just below the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.
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Lots of openings, but this week also saw closure of a coffee shop and a smoothie and juice bar.
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A new group called YIMBY Portland claims low-density residential zoning restrictions and off-street parking requirements discourage affordable housing.
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A total of $44.7 million in grants will finance projects sought by the Maine Department of Transportation and the town of Lubec.
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A class-action lawsuit follows the CEO's firing last week over a consensual relationship with an employee.
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Dean Foods blames a decadeslong decline in consumption on alternatives like soda, juice and almond milk.
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Town officials, others look forward to more prosperity for the 500 employees and others.
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Trump tried and failed to block an offshore wind farm from being built in view of one of his Scottish golf courses.
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Disney's brand-new streaming service reported more than 8,000 reports of difficulties, mostly with video streaming and logging in.
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Once the department that primarily handled on-boarding, payroll and benefits, HR now pushes to define and sustain a company's culture to ensure it's a place people are eager to work.
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The lawsuit says the Madison, North Carolina-based company should never have sold a weapon as dangerous as the Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle to the public.
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In its third-quarter earnings report, the Portland-based company takes the massive charge in an attempt to square its value on paper with its present reality.
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The mill in Jay employs about 500 people, and has been producing paper in the area since 1885.
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Plucked began in Kelly Towle's basement, and now its freshly made salsa is sold in dozens of Hannaford and Whole Foods stores.
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Official figures show that the British economy avoided falling into recession in the third quarter of the year.
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The market's focus has lately seemed to revolve only around the state of the contentious negotiations.
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The company's shares have lost a quarter of their value since the end of last month, but are still 200 percent higher than when it went public in May.
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An estimated half-billion shoppers from China to Russia and Argentina swarmed the e-commerce giant's sites, logging $38.3 billion of purchases during its online shopping bonanza.
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The organization that runs the tourist attraction wants to build a storage building and ticket station on Portland's waterfront.
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The biotech company said it has eliminated a production bottleneck that restricted sales in 2018 despite increased customer demand.
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Elected officials and business, religious and educational leaders are warning that nearly 150 Mainers could be deported if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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Ernest Hemingway's iconic boat Pilar sits in a museum in Cuba, but the construction of a replica is underway in Brooklin.
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Whole Oceans plans to start building the $180 million salmon farm next spring.
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The implications of the sale for Carbonite's Lewiston call center are not known.
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One donor, David Dell'Aquila, has filed a lawsuit against the NRA claiming misuse of funds and says that he has gotten others like him to withhold millions of dollars.
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He was the first African-American to head the health care company as CEO when he took that position in 2013.
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They now control more than half of the equity in U.S. public and private companies, according to data from the Federal Reserve.
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Chris Duffy of Oakland plans to open shop by January, bringing about 15 new jobs to the area.
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Robert Young sells both smoked lobster and smoked lobster spreads from his island home.
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A 14-member study group is examining the economic, environmental and energy benefits of storage.
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The DC charging stations come as Maine officials aim to make charging vehicles more accessible in order to draw tourists.
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Residents of The Woodwinds are the latest tenants in the Portland area to feel the pressure exerted by rent increases, a development boom and a lack of affordable housing.
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