Politicians in Washington may be offering assurance that the government will figure out a way to avert default, but around the country, economic anxiety is rising and some people already are adjusting their routines.
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Quoddy: Old-school shoemaker walking toward expanding market
“We will always have handsewn, but in a different price segmentation.”
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Dollar General owes $320,000 for repeat safety violations at Penobscot County store
Federal investigators found the store in Enfield broke five safety standards, creating tripping hazards and greater risks of employee injury in the event of a fire.
Posted inBusiness
Tuxedo shop in Farmington sticks around thanks to woman
Lisa Laflin, former executive director for United Way of the Tri-Valley Area, has moved onto her new chapter in life as owner of Wears and Wares, a consignment shop in Farmington.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Car seats and baby formula are regulated. Is social media next?
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy wants policymakers need to address the harms of social media because there isn’t enough evidence to show it’s safe for kids and teens.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Business groups come out against paid family leave proposal
But the groups also said they are willing to seek a compromise that could address the business community’s concerns.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, News
Netflix to charge an additional $8 month for viewers living outside U.S. subscribers’ households
The service hasn’t said how it will authenticate subscriber identities or accounts.
Posted inBusiness
UPS strike looms in a world reliant on delivery
The union wants to address part-time pay, driver safety and a contract provision that created 2 separate hierarchies of workers with different pay scales, hours and benefits.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Schools and Education
Using ‘he/him,’ ‘she/her’ in emails got 2 dorm directors fired at small New York Christian college
The firing of 2 employees at a religious school in western New York is fanning the culture wars roiling parts of the United States
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Breakthrough proposal would aid drought-stricken Colorado River as 3 Western states offer cuts
Arizona, California and Nevada on Monday proposed a deal to significantly cut their water use from the Colorado River over the next 3 years.