Other businesses around the United States have been offering workers bonuses and gift cards to offset the cost of gas.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Pharmacies must pay 2 Ohio counties $650 million in opioids lawsuit
A federal judge in Cleveland says in the ruling that the money will be used to abate a continuing opioid crisis in the counties outside Cleveland.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Independent Maine auto repair shops pursuing right-to-repair referendum
The small, privately run repair shops say the auto industry’s grip on newer, advanced technology threatens consumers’ right to choose where they get cars fixed, or to even do the work themselves.
Posted inBusiness, Uncategorized
Stocks slip on Wall Street, erasing weekly gains for S&P 500
Target shares slumped after the retail chain reported a nearly 90% skid in quarterly profits.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland Starbucks workers hope union push will lead to pay increases
The high cost of living in Portland makes it difficult for workers to get by on only their Starbucks pay, according to baristas at the Old Port location.
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: Indie Chefs to hold collaborative dinners in Brunswick
Plus, Grand Central Wine Bar makes Sebago its new home and Pints on the Pier returns to Bath.
Posted inBusiness, New England
Massachusetts art museum workers schedule one-day strike
About 100 full- and part-time employees of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art are frustrated with contract negotiations.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Workers at Starbucks on Middle Street in Portland announce intent to unionize
If the effort is successful, the shop would become the second Starbucks in Maine to form a union.
Posted inBusiness
Dodge will retire Charger and Challenger, its muscle-car mainstays
The company is moving to cleaner-powered vehicles and final-edition models will be sold to mark the move.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Airbnb is rolling out new screening tools to stop parties
Airbnb has been under growing pressure to clamp down on parties since 2019, when a Halloween house party in a San Francisco suburb ended with 5 people dead in a shooting.