Requiring some recipients of the $39 billion to offer child care and encouraging the use of union labor are elements of the CHIPS and Science Act funding guidelines announced Tuesday.
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Labor judge: Starbucks violated worker rights in union fight
The judge found that Starbucks had threatened employees and spied on them during a unionization campaign in Buffalo, N.Y.
Communities await first U.S. limits on ‘forever chemicals’
The EPA is expected to propose restrictions on harmful ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable.
Court deals blow to $500 million fish farm plans on Midcoast mud flats
The proposed salmon-raising facility in Belfast got a setback when the Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a ruling that sorts out who owns a parcel of intertidal land.
Father of cellphone sees dark side – and hope – in new technology
Martin Cooper, 94, attends the telecom industry’s biggest trade show, where he was receiving a lifetime award.
Starbucks brewing new olive oil-coffee concoctions in Italy
Interim CEO Howard Schultz presided over the launch of ‘Oleato’ last week on the eve of Milan Fashion Week.
Stocks slip as stubborn inflation raises rate expectations
After a hot start to the year, the market is struggling.
States move to crack down on nurses with bogus diplomas
States are acting in the wake of Operation Nightingale, a federal investigation into what officials say was a wire fraud scheme in which several now-closed Florida nursing schools sold phony nursing diplomas and transcripts from 2016 to 2022.
TikTok sets 60-minute default time limit for minors
TikTok says every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks
Franklin Savings Bank promotes Cortany Tinker
FARMINGTON — Franklin Savings Bank has promoted longtime employee Cortany Tinker to consumer loan officer. Tinker has been an integral part of the bank’s team for nearly 17 years and has consistently demonstrated exceptional dedication, expertise, and commitment to providing outstanding service to our valued customers. “Cortany’s banking knowledge is pronounced,” said Lorna Niedner, SVP, […]