Owner John Reny confirmed Tuesday that the company plans to launch its Waterville location in 2025, likely at either the JFK Plaza on Kennedy Memorial Drive or Elm Plaza on upper Main Street.
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Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids, reports say
A newly unsealed legal complaint claims Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids.
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Incentives could reel workers back to the office, but few employers are making changes
About 3 in 4 human resources representatives say that retaining employees who don’t want to work in the office is a problem – including 19% who call it a ‘major problem.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Housing project at former Waterville mill moves forward after developer secures financing
North River Co. plans to transform the former Lockwood Mill at 6 Water St. into 65 affordable apartments and some commercial space as part of the $40 million project.
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Biden says he’s helped lower inflation as he hosts first meeting of his new supply chain council
The president used the council meeting to announce 30 actions to improve access to medicine and needed economic data as well as other programs tied to the production and shipment of goods.
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Ukraine has a new way to get its grain to the world despite Russia’s threat in the Black Sea
A new shipping corridor allows Increasing numbers of ships to stream toward Ukraine’s Black Sea ports and head out loaded with grain, metals and other cargo.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. sales of new homes fall as high mortgage rates weigh on demand
Despite the decline, new-home sales have generally been rising for the past year as elevated borrowing costs discourage homeowners from moving.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Tag, you’re it: Cape Elizabeth natives develop app based on playground game
Lauren Steidl and Ian Andolsek, both 29, are among the founders of Integrated Reality Labs, the extended-reality gaming company behind the new game, called Slap.
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Maine providers push back on proposal to require testing of medical cannabis products
The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy says a recent study found 45% of 127 medical cannabis samples failed testing that is mandatory for the recreational market.
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Fleet Maintenance Superintendent Phil Brienza Jr. keeps Lewiston’s vehicles on the roads
Working: It’s an increasingly difficult job keeping the city’s collective vehicle and equipment fleet running safely.