Check out these five Maine-based shops for your last-minute holiday grabs.
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Posted inTimes Record
From Harpswell family tradition to festive business venture
Generations of Mainers have made a living working seasonal jobs, including wreath making. Pam Douglas and her son Sterling reflect on the tradition’s legacy, from 10 wreaths sold at Cook’s Lobster House to thousands from their home studio each season.
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Posted inTimes Record
New Damariscotta shop offers selection of global flavors
From Coca-Cola-flavored Oreos to exotic candies, Barco Provisions has something for everyone. As co-owner Penn Way suggests, locals can eat worldwide “without leaving the state.”
Posted inBusiness, News
To improve economy, Maine must address struggling youth and high cost of living, report finds
A prolonged worker shortage is holding back the state economy, according the Maine Economic Growth Council and Maine Development Foundation.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine businesses recognize Indigenous Peoples Day in different ways
Five years after the state changed the October holiday from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day, some businesses are giving workers the day off while others are trying to foster greater cultural awareness.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine can now order employers to pay workers back pay as well as damages for missed wages
The law went into effect Friday and is the latest state-level effort among Democrat-controlled states to give workers more options to seek compensation for lost wages.
Posted inMaine
Major data breach involving 2 Maine firms headed to court
BerryDunn, a Portland accounting firm, and Reliable Networks of Biddeford are trading blame about who is responsible for the breach that resulted in the theft of personal information ranging from Social Security numbers to medical data of more than a million people.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Opinion: Workplace inequality should be consigned to the past
Not enough has been made of three federal laws that provide historic protection to women in the workplace.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Businesses seek changes in Maine’s first-in-the-nation PFAS ban
Critics of the ban say it is unworkable and could cost the state major employers if enforced as is.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Small rural businesses threatened by consumer protection bill
The proposed legislation would make any business that is dominant in its market a target of civil lawsuits from would-be competitors.