Between December and March, the attorney general’s office received 15 complaints about the company that collects ticket revenue for the University of Southern Maine in Gorham and Portland.
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Spanish energy giant Iberdrola seeks full control of CMP parent
Maine regulators are reviewing the deal in which Avangrid would become a privately held company and assessing how relieving it of federal public reporting requirements would impact ratepayers.
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Online booking alerts now offered for busy Acadia National Park
The email alerts from recreation.gov let travelers know when preferred camp sites and vehicle reservations are available.
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UMaine creating $4.5 million Food Innovation Lab
The production and processing facility planned for the Orono campus is expected to support growth in Maine’s food and beverage manufacturing sectors.
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Widespread rally sends Wall Street to records; Dow leaps 740 points
Several big companies delivered better-than-expected profits for the spring, and nearly 9 out of 10 stocks in the S&P 500 rose.
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North Berwick man pleads guilty to defrauding pandemic relief fund of $200,000
Frederick Avery received over $200,000 from the Paycheck Protection Program for a business he no longer owned.
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Google dangled more than $500 million to foil Microsoft EU cloud pact
However, the attempt to derail the cloud firms’ antitrust settlement with Microsoft Corp. failed.
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IMF’s economic view: Brighter outlook for China and India but tepid global growth
Overall, the International Monetary Fund said it still expects the world economy to grow a lackluster 3.2% this year.
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Walmart retools its young adult clothing line in pursuit of fashion credibility
The intended audience – Gen Z – is noticing.
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Amazon Prime Day is a big event for scammers, experts warn
In a report released this month, one cybersecurity company said more than 1,230 new websites that associated themselves with Amazon popped up in June, and most of them were malicious or appeared suspicious.