Companies are establishing game rooms, mental health spaces and aromatherapy to attract staff to return to the office – and keep them there.
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Business news and information from the Portland Press Herald.
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Biden courted oil companies before threatening them with windfall tax
The administration has been fixated on gas prices, believing they’re key to the president’s popularity.
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U.S. presses, but Russia reluctant on Ukraine grain deal
The warring countries supply about 30 percent of the world’s exported wheat and barley.
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As a national retailer opens in the Old Port, local businesses hope for the best
Clothing chain Madewell plans a Maine debut in the coming weeks. Other Portland businesses are cautiously optimistic about what that could mean.
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Meta expected to join tech industry’s growing list of layoffs
More than a month ago, Meta had said it would stop making new offers to job candidates, sourcing candidates and approving internal transfers while the company reevaluated how best to prioritize its staffing resources.
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Tyson Foods heir and CFO charged with public intoxication
He was charged with public intoxication and criminal trespassing and released late Sunday on a $415 bond.
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Wall Street climbs ahead of Election Day, inflation data
Monday’s gains for Wall Street came despite a shaky showing for its most influential stock.
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Apple says iPhone supplies hurt by anti-virus curbs in China
The company announcement Sunday gave no details but said the factory operated by Foxconn in the central city of Zhengzhou is “operating at significantly reduced capacity.”
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Even before winter’s arrival, Mainers are relying on heating assistance
The cost of heating oil is far more expensive than last season, but the Maine State Housing Authority has less money than it did last winter and more families to assist.
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Twitchell Airport property in Turner under contract to be sold
Maine’s last privately owned, commercially operated airport will cease operations at the end of the month.