Amanda Beal has been elected to serve on the board of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Nation & World
Diners skipping restaurants, making more meals at home as inflation trend inverts
Inflation has been easing broadly for more than a year now, and it’s been cooling faster for grocery items since the middle of the year.
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Posted inBusiness
Waterville professor teams up with SecureMaine for Oct. 3 conference
The full-day conference, in its second year, will feature presentations and panel sessions covering the latest priorities in information and infrastructure security.
Posted inBusiness
Shalit named to Waterville’s HealthReach governing board of directors
Shalit is director of education at Redington-Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Former Island Dairy Treat in Skowhegan to continue as ice cream stand, new property owner says
The former owners of the decades-old ice cream stand said that they could not come to an agreement with the new property owner about how to keep the business in operation as it was.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business
Video game actors’ union calls for strike against League of Legends
The blockbuster online multiplayer game is caught in the middle of a dispute between Hollywood’s actors union and an audio company that provides voiceover services.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
The price of gold keeps climbing to unprecedented heights. Here’s why
Interest in buying gold often comes at times of uncertainty – with potential concerns around inflation and the strength of the U.S. dollar, for example.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Outdoors
Maine names new director of outdoor recreation
Jeff McCabe, a former Democratic majority leader in the Maine House, succeeds Carolann Ouellette, who has returned to a previous role as Maine’s director of tourism.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Justice Department sues Visa, alleging card issuer monopolizes market
The complaint says Visa penalizes merchants and banks who don’t use its payment processing technology to process debit transactions, even though alternatives exist.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Two of Maine’s most rural counties need to build more housing more quickly, state says
A report published Tuesday includes targets that each county should hit to meet a statewide goal of adding 84,000 homes by 2030. But it falls short of issuing any mandates.