At stake in the next two months are the votes of frustrated homebuyers and renters in battleground states.
Business
Local, state and national business news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s long-term care facilities struggle amid labor shortage
The shortage affects nursing home and assisted-living jobs of all kinds, from nurses and personal care assistants, to food service workers and maintenance staff.
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Morin’s Fine Furniture owner leaves family business in good hands as she eases into retirement
Cathy Raynor, a third-generation owner of the business, has sold her company and assets to a next generation tradesman who is 20 years younger.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn couple ‘throwing hands up’ after trying to open day care near Lake Auburn
Tom and Kathleen Reed are looking to sell their property after trying for two years to open a day care business at an historic home near Lake Auburn.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s energy efficiency agency is bullish on electric heat pump installation
A shift in incentives to whole-home heat pumps prompts questions about cost and vulnerability in power outages.
Posted inBusiness, News
ConvenientMD medical facility approved in Farmington
Mike d’Hemecourt, developer at Harborlight Properties of Portland, said the plan is to start building as soon as possible in the spring and finish by the end of the year.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Sports
In-person sports betting makes Maine debut at Oddfellahs in Portland
The new sports bar is partnering with Caesars Sportsbook to offer Maine’s first retail betting site.
Posted inBusiness, News
Wall Street climbs to the cusp of records and closes its best week of the year
Traders are rekindling hopes that the Federal Reserve may offer bigger-than-usual relief in whatever action it take on interest rates next week.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Boar’s Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak
Boar’s Head expressed regret and deep apologies for the outbreak in a statement on its website.
Posted inBusiness
Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer
The strike started soon after a regional branch of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers reported that in a Thursday vote, 94.6% of participating members rejected a contract offer.