Grocery industry veteran Mark Law is taking over operations from John Naylor, who has led the company since its founding in 2005 and will remain involved in a leadership role.
Business
Local, state and national business news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
U.S. inflation slows, giving room for Fed to pause rate hikes
The Fed will likely announce that it’s skipping a rate hike but may resume raising rates as soon as July.
PacifiCorp may face billions after jury verdict in Oregon wildfires
The Labor Day 2020 blaze killed nine people and destroyed over 1,875 square miles.
S&P 500 hits highest level in over year
The U.S. stock market is cruising on hopes the economy may avoid a recession and the Fed may soon take it easier on its hikes.
Farmers whose lands were polluted urge state to disburse PFAS relief funds
The state may begin distributing $60 million in relief funding this summer.
JPMorgan reaches settlement with victims of Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein was arrested in 2019 on federal charges accusing him of paying underage girls hundreds of dollars in cash for massages and then molesting them at his homes in Florida and New York.
New data suggests Maine bankruptcies are on their way back up
If the current level of filings continues through the end of 2023, Maine’s bankruptcy rate would increase for the first time in over a decade.
Science may be creating a new market for Maine’s medical marijuana
Researchers are looking at new therapeutic uses for the plant, and the state is poised to profit.
A forever farm is no match for forever chemicals
A fourth-generation farmer running an organic dairy farm in Fairfield lost his livelihood when his milk and lands tested hot for PFAS contamination. ‘It got us good.’
Biden picks longtime transportation official as acting head of FAA
The agency, which manages air traffic throughout the nation, has been without a Senate-confirmed leader since March of last year.