The United States has a major strategic interest in not allowing new Arctic sea lanes to fall under Russian or Chinese control.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Surely Chicago has bigger things to worry about than a cupcake truck
Why is government determining whether mobile food vendors are harming the city’s brick-and-mortar restaurants?
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Top CEOs say maximizing profits can no longer be companies’ primary goal
The Business Roundtable says business leaders should balance the needs of shareholders with customers, employees, suppliers and local communities.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Uncategorized
Real estate widens its lead as the top driver of U.S. gross domestic product
Maine is among the states with the most consistent economies in 2018, meaning its economy expanded in each of the 20 sectors used in the analysis.
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Walmart wrestles with how to respond to active shooters
Three days after a man opened fire at one of its stores in El Paso, Texas, and left at least 22 dead, the nation’s largest retailer is faced with how to make its workers and customers feel safe.
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Jim Fossel: Politics of resentment hold us back
No one wins by blocking economic success or the expansion of human rights.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
New owners have high-end plans for landmark building in downtown Portland
The companies that bought the People’s United Bank building in Monument Square this month say they will get Portland’s first skyscraper ‘back to where it should be.’
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Senate says ‘no’ to letting cities and towns levy their own sales taxes
But the House votes later Thursday to narrow the bill to allow only a 1% tax on lodging, in hopes of attracting additional Senate votes.
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Grand Rounds doubling its Lewiston workforce
The San Francisco-based health care company expects to end 2019 with 200 employees here.
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New law to make Maine first state with paid sick time that covers more than getting sick
The law, effective Jan. 1, 2021, will require businesses with 10 or more employees to give their workers as much 40 hours of paid time yearly for illness or family emergencies.