WATERVILLE — Through dedicated teamwork and community support, New Dimensions Federal Credit Union raised $25,208.19 for the 2023 Maine Credit Union League’s Campaign for Ending Hunger. Their fundraising efforts will directly support local food banks and pantries serving families struggling with hunger. NDFCU employees organized a variety of creative fundraising events over several months, including […]
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University Credit Union expanding into Kennebec County
Credit union to open full-service Augusta location this summer.
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Jay to become a mill town once again
Godfrey Forest Products plans to manufacture a product similar to particleboard at the former Androscoggin Mill, which will create 125 jobs.
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Miami Beach spends $250,000 to tell spring breakers to stay away
The city has a slick campaign including a video that declares it’s ‘breaking up with spring break.’
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Apple reverses course and clears way for Epic Games to set up rival iPhone app store in Europe
The about-face disclosed Friday is the latest twist in a bitter fight between Apple and Epic Games, the maker of the popular Fortnite video game.
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Chinese hacking industry linked to the state through connections, alcohol, and sex, leak reveals
China’s hacking industry, leaked internal documents reveal, is vast in size and scope but also suffers from shady business practices, disgruntlement over pay and work quality, and poor security protocols.
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Spanish energy giant Iberdrola offers to buy rest of CMP parent company for $2.5 billion
It’s unclear what, if any, impact the deal would have on the customers of Central Maine Power Co., the state’s largest electric utility.
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Proposed transmission line for renewable power from Canada to New England canceled
Electric utility National Grid, one of the developers, said Thursday that it ‘has determined that the project is not viable at this time.’
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Bill that could make TikTok unavailable in the U.S. advances quickly in the House
Lawmakers have voiced concerns about the potential for the platform, which is owned by a Beijing-based company, to surveil and manipulate Americans.
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Bill would allow Maine’s federal workers to take out interest-free loans during shutdowns
The legislation would provide a safety net for federal employees, who miss out on paychecks during government shutdowns. And it comes at a time when employees at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery are again under threat.