Regulators say expanding time-of-use rates to the supply side of electric bills could cut costs and take pressure off the grid. Currently, customers can only save on delivery costs when they use electricity early in the morning or late at night.
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Ford joins growing list of companies changing diversity policies after conservative pressure
Robby Starbuck, a conservative political commentator who has gone after companies such as Lowe’s, Tractor Supply and John Deere, wrote in a post on X he was investigating Ford’s ‘woke’ policies.
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Questions about the safety of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system are growing
The technology’s problems have led many observers to become skeptical that Tesla’s system will ever be able to operate safely on a broad scale.
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Having a family is expensive. Here’s what Harris and Trump have said about easing costs
The tickets have 1 main commonality: Both candidates and their running mates have, at one point or another, backed an expanded child tax credit.
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Revised rule for paid family leave program would make it more business-friendly
At least one of the changes is designed to allow employers to opt out of the program sooner if they offer a private leave benefit.
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Marden’s Surplus & Salvage celebrates 60th anniversary
WATERVILLE — This summer marks the 60th anniversary of Marden’s Surplus & Salvage, a Maine business that offers deals to customers on salvaged merchandise at store locations statewide. The Marden’s family, staff and community partners gathered Aug. 7 to kick off a year of celebrating this milestone and the company’s more than 650 employees, according […]
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One year in, Maine Black Chamber of Commerce shows it means business
Despite an unexpected shoestring budget, Maine’s first Black chamber finished its first year with a solid list of accomplishments and a fresh set of goals for the year ahead.
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Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dies at 83
In his time, no one in the book world was more feared. With the power to make anything a bestseller, or a flop, to alter the market on an idle whim, Riggio could terrify publishers. Then came Amazon.
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High rents are forcing small businesses into tough choices
Owners often raise their prices in an effort to compensate but then lose clients who can no longer afford their services.
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Complex supply chains and climate change make ‘clean beauty’ near impossible, but some keep trying
Because climate change is forcing supply chains to move all around the world, it becomes difficult to trace some ingredients to their source.