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Jim Beam outlines expansion to ramp up bourbon production

by BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press September 14, 2022September 15, 2022

The project will increase capacity and reduce emissions by 50 percent.

Business

Stocks post modest gains after wobbly day

by DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA Associated Press September 14, 2022September 15, 2022

Traders now see a one-in-four chance the Fed may hike its benchmark rate by a full percentage point next week.

Business, Nation & World

One rail union rejects deal, 2 accept ahead of strike deadline

by JOSH FUNK Associated Press September 14, 2022September 15, 2022

Contract talks continue, with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh participating to put pressure on both sides to reach an agreement before Friday.

Business, Nation & World

‘Car guy’ Biden touts electric vehicles at Detroit auto show

by COLLEEN LONG and TOM KRISHER Associated Press September 14, 2022

He announces approval of the first $900 million to build chargers across 53,000 miles of the highway system.

Business, News

Potential railroad strike would damage struggling U.S. economy, but effects in Maine unclear

by Hannah LaClaire September 14, 2022September 15, 2022

A total of 60,000 union workers had been expected to walk off their jobs as early as 12:01 a.m. on Friday.

Business, Maine, News, Sports

Maine’s 1st ski mountain restores historic name: Pleasant Mountain

by Associated Press September 14, 2022September 14, 2022

Its previous name, Shawnee Peak, was chosen in 1988 by owners who already operated Shawnee Mountain in Pennsylvania, which bears the name of a Native American tribe that was pushed west by settlers.

Business, Maine, News, Uncategorized

Maine fishermen are fighting to harvest more pogies, used as lobster bait

by Jordan Andrews September 14, 2022September 15, 2022

A complex quota system governs how many of the fish, also known as menhaden, can be harvested by states on the East Coast. But there’s debate about how or if the quotas should be changed.

Business, Nation & World, News

One union rejects deal days ahead of rail strike deadline

by JOSH FUNK Associated Press September 14, 2022September 14, 2022

Passenger service Amtrak, which uses some freight tracks, has already cancelled a number of its long-distance trains this week, and said the rest of its long-distance trains would stop Thursday.