The potential sale of Mercy Health System and formation of Maine’s first for-profit hospital chain could produce benefits including improved technology and a wider array of services, experts said Tuesday, but the new focus on profits would warrant some caution.
Jessica Hall
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Mercy Hospital may be sold to Mass. chain
Steward Health Care System would become the first for-profit company to own a Maine hospital.
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Xerox adding 55 jobs in Lewiston
The company already employs about 350 people in the state.
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LL Bean Muddy Bean Boots ice cream set for retail
The specially commissioned Gifford’s flavor features vanilla ice cream, sweet caramel ripples and small brownie bites.
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Teamsters: Rejecting Hostess contract could end jobs
The Teamsters did not endorse the company’s “final” contract offer, but said union members should have the right to determine their own future.
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Maine’s unemployment rate up slightly to 7.6%
The July unemployment rate for New England overall was 7.1 percent.
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$3M lobster marketing plan wins board’s OK
AUGUSTA — The Lobster Advisory Council unanimously voted on Thursday to move forward with a $3 million plan to market Maine lobster in an effort to increase prices, which are currently at the lowest level in 30 years.
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Retail spending in Maine trails that of nation
The U.S. saw a jump in retail spending in July, while the picture in Maine shows that the rate of growth in sales may be slowing.
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L.L. Bean to hire 4,500 seasonal workers
The number is down slightly from the roughly 4,700 seasonal workers it hired last year.
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Hostess Brands makes final offer to Teamsters
The Teamsters said it is reviewing the offer and would reach out to its local members in the coming weeks.