Construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of this year and the plant will commence production in the second quarter of 2024, the company said in a statement.
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Long-awaited trial over future of CMP electricity corridor gets underway
Five years in the making, the trial that could determine the fate of the 145-mile electricity transmission corridor is expected to last 7 days in state Business and Consumer Court.
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Chinese solar maker says U.S. may be too pricey for expansion
The U.S. last year passed a law forbidding the import of goods from the region unless companies can prove they weren’t made with forced labor, slowing the flow of solar panels to the country.
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Working from home? You may spend less time on career development.
Nearly half of the employees who can work from home have a hybrid arrangement, while just over a third are fully on-site and 20% are fully remote, data from WFH Research show.
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$15 million overhaul may bring new life to downtown Portland plaza
Plans call for the addition of retail space and a new eatery at Canal Plaza, where there’s little pedestrian traffic despite a prime location on the edge of the Old Port.
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Ocean fish farm proposed off New England coast
A group of fish farmers wants to be the first to bring offshore aquaculture to the waters off New England by growing salmon and trout miles from land.
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Amid backlash, Twitter relabels NPR’s account ‘government funded media’
NPR had complained that the previous label – ‘state affiliated’ – was an effort by Twitter owner Elon Musk to disparage the news organization.
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In big climate move, EPA set to unveil tough limits on auto emissions
The most aggressive options in the EPA’s proposal are so stringent that many automakers reportedly doubt they can realistically implement them.
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Home-based workers became younger, more diverse in pandemic
The share of home-based workers with a college degree also jumped from just over half to more than two-thirds, and people working from home were more likely to have moved in the past year.
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Health secretary slams abortion pill ruling as ‘not America’
There is uncertainty about access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the United States following two separate and conflicting court rulings in Texas and Washington over the legality of mifepristone.