The new location held its grand opening at the end of last week, offering free tea samples and sniffs of the wide variety of herbs and spices.
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Wall Street rallies to its best day since 2022 on encouraging unemployment data
The S&P 500 jumped 2.3% and shaved off all but 0.5% of its loss from what was a brutal start to the week.
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Startups race to make water out of thin air
Materials that are bigger on the inside than the outside provide a futuristic solution to supply water to an increasingly arid planet.
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Fewer Americans filed for jobless benefits last week
But applications remain at slightly elevated though not troubling levels.
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South Portland surfing startup cuts back on waste by turning fishing nets into boards
Blueprint Surf Co. is engineering 3D-printed surfboards meant to last longer than traditional foam and fiberglass ones.
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Global markets are reeling, but economists say: Don’t panic yet
The current sell-off, economists say, is the result of investors having to untangle complicated, heavily leveraged trades that have artificially boosted stock values.
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From the Chamber: Summer business trends and big BBRC updates
This week, I have two separate pieces I want to get into. I want to share some the things we’ve been working on at the Bath-Brunswick Regional Chamber that we haven’t told the world about yet, and also, I want to acknowledge some trends I have been seeing that are definitely shifts in how business […]
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Bath pastry maker clears obstacles for recent immigrants seeking jobs
Gagné Foods provides free transportation and makes adjustments to support the new Mainers who keep gourmet pastries rolling off the production line.
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People on the move
NEW HIRES Fontaine Family, a real estate company, has hired Nathaniel Szurgot, Brock Bergeron and Chris Lemieux as agents who will work at its Auburn office. Previously, Szurgot was a processing lead at 1820 Spirits, and he has a bachelor’s degree in history from Plymouth State University. Bergeron graduated from the Winchendon School, a college […]
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UMaine to build $10.3 million aquaculture research, workforce training center
Set to open in 2025, the Sustainable Aquaculture Workforce Innovation Center in Orono will prepare students for careers in the rapidly growing aquaculture industry.