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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland software firm ranks 3rd in growth among New England businesses
HighByte, which focuses on turning complex and diverse industrial data into useful information, is 1 of 5 Maine companies on the Boston Globe and Statista’s annual top 50 list.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Charter Communications lays off 176 workers in Maine
Workers at the Portland call center can relocate to another facility out of state, take severance or apply for other jobs at the company.
Posted inTimes Record
Celebrate fall with intriguing internet content
Take a break from the same old scrolling and explore these corners of the internet instead.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine has a new net neutrality law. What does that mean?
The new law is meant to ensure that all consumers have the same access to internet services, but most probably won’t notice any changes.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Maine delegation urges Trump administration to unfreeze digital equity grants
Maine’s members of Congress argue that terminating the Digital Equity Act and related grants “will have an outsized impact on Maine families, small businesses, and communities.”
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
‘Fisherman core’ is the latest fashion fad. Here’s what Mainers think.
Fashion forecasters say fishermen are models of today’s trends. Do they get it right? Yes and no.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation & World
Bluesky is taking off. A Mainer helped design it.
South Portland native Devin Ivy is part of the small team that built the social media site winning over users fed up with Elon Musk’s X.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Fidium Fiber expands coverage in Windham, Lakes Region
Fidium Fiber will expand its fiber network into the Lakes Region. Advocates say that the fiber connection will vastly improve local internet connectivity and spur economic growth.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Helene’s aftermath opens new chance – and controversy – for Musk’s Starlink
Some have questioned whether Starlink’s involvement has been purely humanitarian.