President Donald Trump imposed the fee on foreign workers hired to fill professional positions, claiming the program was being abused. Business and immigrant advocates say that’s not true and that the fees will hurt small businesses.
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Another perspective on things that irk Brunswick businesses
Let’s be honest: With the state of our politics, how stretched out every business owner is, the uncertainty of costs and other irritations, fears and issues that demand our attention bandwidth, it can be easier than ever to lose our temper on inconveniences or become apathetic. I get it. I am juggling launching a brand-new […]
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Meet the BFFs behind the mobile bookstore for Maine romance fans | Column
Despite a decline in reading for pleasure, two former Barnes & Noble coworkers have found a niche with Novella.
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Is Chick-fil-A on its way to Biddeford?
The popular fast-food restaurant chain could fill the Olive Garden vacancy.
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Changes are coming — are you ready to lead in your business, your community?
Lately, I’ve been thinking about when my parents were born and all that they have seen. There is a distinct case that could be made that either my parents’ generation (born in the years just after WWII — the definition of a baby boomer) or their parents’ generation (born at the turn of the century […]
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10 things to know as the Midcoast chamber heads back to work
With the back-to-school season, comes the back-to-work season for many of us as August is easily the busiest vacation month of the year for our regional businesses. Even if you don’t have kids in school, very likely your colleagues do, so if you’re not prepping your own kids, then you are potentially covering for other […]
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King’s Head Pub takes over old haunt in Freeport
A restaurant with two established locations is returning pub food to Freeport’s menu, almost a year after the closure of the Jameson Tavern.
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At Bath’s Solo Pane, a new generation builds on decades of culinary tradition
For three years, owner Simone Laboa and his crew at Solo Pane e Pasticceria in downtown Bath have been making a delicious mess. With this summer’s expansion of Solo Pane’s dining space and menu, that mess will get even bigger — and better. Laboa, a 27-year-old native of Genova, Italy, explains that the root of […]
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Portland City Council approves levying fines on owners of vacant commercial properties
The ordinance was proposed after months of complaints from business owners and residents regarding the state of the Congress Street corridor. But property owners can avoid fines if they agree to let the city install art in their vacant storefronts.
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Autumn is engagement season: Part II of the Midcoast chamber’s fall preview
Last week, I began a preview of fall projects and programs that local business members’ employees — or any aspiring business networker — can be a part of this year. Volunteering and attending local events is an excellent way to grow your network, meet new people and to hone those communications skills that will help […]