ST. ALBANS — The Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, Best Companies Group and BridgeTower Media have named SKILLS Inc. as one of the Best Places to Work in Maine. The local nonprofit supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and/or Autism as they pursue their goals, interests, preferences and choices. […]
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Summit Natural Gas of Maine named 2023 Best Places to Work in Maine
Summit Natural Gas of Maine is honored to be named one of the 2023 Best Places to Work in Maine in the large company category. The Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, Best Companies Group, and BridgeTower Media annually recognizes and honors Maine’s best places of employment in small, medium and […]
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UScellular names Brandi McCune director of sales and operations for New England region
Stores include those in Augusta and Waterville.
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Portland restaurant to replace antique doors that caused a stir over historic preservation rules
A set of doors imported from Puerto Rico will be removed from Papi, an Exchange Street eatery, after the city found that they didn’t meet building or fire codes, as well as historic district standards.
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After outrage over Taylor Swift tickets, reform has been slow across the U.S.
Many of the major reforms to ticket sellers in the U.S. have failed to pass this year.
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Billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. They must convince voters first
Silicon Valley investors behind a secretive $800 million land-buying spree got off to a rocky start with the voters they need to build a green new city in Northern California.
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This isn’t what I ordered: Lawsuits accuse Burger King, others of ads that misrepresent their foods
Food ads have long made their subjects look bigger, juicier and crispier than they are in real life.
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Jay, Livermore Falls officials seek help to get hydroelectric plants connected to New England grid
Eagle Creek Renewable Energy owns four hydroelectric facilities in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls. It was licensed only to supply power to the paper mill, which is now closed.
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U.S. employers added solid 187,000 jobs in August in sign of still-resilient labor market
The August jobs report also showed that wage gains are easing, a trend that may help signal to the Fed that inflation pressures are cooling.
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Pro-wind power groups urge Mills to give tribes a place at the table
Environmental and labor officials ask the administration to do more to include the Wabanaki tribes of Maine in offshore wind talks.