September’s jobless rate of 2.7% is a slight increase over August’s 2.5 %.
Business
Local, state and national business news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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UAW’s chief says strikes will continue in bid for better offers from companies
The union’s strikes at targeted plants at each company, began on Sept. 15 and are nearing the start of their sixth week.
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Wilton enacts moratorium on cannabis licenses
A special town meeting was held on Tuesday to enact a moratorium on cannabis licenses in the town of Wilton.
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Feds OK natural gas pipeline expansion in Pacific Northwest over environmentalist protests
The project, known as GTN Xpress, aims to expand the capacity of the Gas Transmission Northwest pipeline – which runs through Idaho, Washington and Oregon – by about 150 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.
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New dentist office hits Wilton
Opened on Monday, Oct. 2, Western Mountain Dentistry is looking to become a staple of the community helmed by a UMF graduate.
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Feds identify Gulf of Maine area for offshore wind
The 3.5 million-acre area excludes lobster fishing grounds and all right whale restricted areas.
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FCC revives controversial net neutrality rules Trump worked to quash
The Federal Communications Commission, on a 3-to-2 party-line Democratic-led vote, advanced the revival of net neutrality, in essence saying fast internet access is a basic telecom service.
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Hollywood’s actors strike is nearing its 100th day. Why hasn’t a deal been reached, and what’s next?
Film and TV actors are still on strike in what has become the longest walk-off in their history.
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Lack of inventory hurt Maine home sales in September
The overall number of homes for sale last month increased by 2% from August, but there’s still a huge demand and a tiny inventory.
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Climate demonstrator outside L.L. Bean gets surprise visit from CEO
Freeport resident and retired schoolteacher William Rixon has been demonstrating outside L.L. Bean since the beginning of September. This week, he got a response.