Hospitality businesses are competing for workers from a limited pool. The ones that win will be the best position to thrive.
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From the Chamber: I can’t believe tip credit elimination is back
One of the most powerful moments of my 15 years in chamber life happened in 2017 at the State House when literally hundreds of servers and bartenders testified past midnight for a committee hearing that began that morning to try and save their way of life. That 14-hour hearing was the culmination of an 11-month […]
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Understaffed Midcoast restaurants can’t meet demand
While business at restaurants has largely bounced back since the pandemic-induced lows of 2020, staffing shortages are forcing some local spots to cut hours or menu items.
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At summer’s peak, tourism has been a mixed bag so far in Maine
Visitors are still coming, but higher gas and other prices have some reining in their spending.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
UK blames France as travelers face hours-long port delays
France denies that its border officials were unprepared and blames an unforeseen ‘technical incident’ in the Channel Tunnel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Maine International Film Festival in Waterville went ‘so, so tremendously well,’ organizers say
The 25th annual festival, known as MIFF, drew filmmakers from as far as California, Mexico and the United Kingdom and moviegoers from all over the world, according to festival director.
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Ice cream shop still serving Brunswick after 67 years
After selling The Dairy Frost on Bath Road last year, longtime owner Kathy Bollinger and her family are helping to keep the Brunswick institution running.
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Idexx closing subsidiary, ending business in Russia
The $3.2 billion veterinary medicine powerhouse kept operations going in Russia for four months after the invasion of Ukraine.
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Fate of Hartford vineyard to be determined by dry town’s residents
Bonaventura Vineyard hopes to sell its wine and open a small tasting room on its property.
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Augusta considers new use for former Kmart building as demand for self-storage rises
A proposal to covert the former big-box store on Western Avenue into a self-storage facility has prompted conversations about how to reuse large, empty retail spaces.