A job fair for Pixelle workers who will lose their jobs and the general public will be held from 3-7 p.m. on Dec. 5 at Spruce Mountain Adult Education in Livermore Falls.
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Posted inBusiness, People on the Move
Krista Simonis to lead governmental affairs at Maine Credit Union League
NEW HIRES The Maine Credit Union League has hired Krista Simonis as its new director of governmental affairs. Simonis will lead efforts to advance the League’s legislative, political and advocacy agendas in both Augusta and Washington, D.C. She began her political career with a lobbying firm in California after earning a bachelor’s degree in political […]
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
A moribund old mill to get a $15 million facelift, and brewery, adding another spark to Skowhegan
The 80,000-square-foot former Solon Manufacturing mill on the island downtown is undergoing a two-year remodel that will have Bigelow Brewing Co. anchor the ground floor, with apartments and a hotel filling out the space.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Augusta’s Chipotle may be forced to reopen, but only some staff say they’d return
Employees who suddenly lost their jobs when they tried to make Augusta the first Chipotle location in the country to unionize are split on returning if a judge rules the restaurant must reopen because of alleged labor law violations.
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Hammered by Amazon, Peaks’ only hardware store closing
Duffy’s Island Hardware was a place Peaks residents could count on year-round for tools, supplies or a DIY gadget.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Are Republicans and big business headed for a breakup?
The new trend is distinguished more by its emphasis on cultural nostalgia than by any movement away from traditional conservative economics.
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Beyond Meat executive departs amid job cuts
The company expects to fire 19% of its workforce by the end of the year.
Posted inMaine
Displeasure with solar projects at Interstate 95 interchanges prompts Augusta officials to seek additional regulations
City officials acknowledge the city’s solar development rules don’t apply to the state’s under-construction solar farms, but say the highly visible projects have prompted many residents to have reservations about allowing too much solar development in Augusta.
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Stocks edge lower on Wall Street ahead of earnings reports
Major indexes are coming off a volatile week where they notched out gains because of an early two-day rally that shielded stocks from several weak days.
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Wall Street soars to best day since summer, with S&P up 2.6%
Helping to drive markets was a report on U.S. manufacturing that came in weaker than expected, along with data showing a drop-off in construction spending from July to August.