But many groups are pushing back against the administration’s planned oversight of the food industry.
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Three women leave their marks on embattled tech industry
Frances Haugen, Lina Khan and Elizabeth Holmes figure heavily in a world long dominated by men.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Gas prices decrease a little in northern New England
In Maine, prices were down a half-cent to $3.40 a gallon.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
The year may be new, but flight cancellations are getting old
For several days, airlines and their passengers lucked out with mostly favorable weather, but a winter storm that hit the Midwest on Saturday caused cancellations to spike again to new highs.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr. subpoenaed by New York attorney general
Prosecutors say they are seeking testimony and documents in connection with their investigation into the valuation of properties controlled by the former president and his company, the Trump Organization.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, New England
New Hampshire lawmakers to take up vetoed medical marijuana bill
Gov. Chris Sununu blocked a bill that would have allowed nonprofit medical marijuana treatment centers to organize as for-profit businesses.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
When hemp prices crashed, two oil and gas tycoons gobbled up market share. Now they expect $100 million in revenue this year
Texas company Delta AG calls itself the largest full-service producer and processor of hemp in the U.S.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
FDA allows Pfizer boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds as omicron surges
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now must decide whether to go along with the recommended boosters for the younger teens.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
As Maine’s climate changes, scallop farming offers optimism
Automation technology and farming techniques borrowed from more mature scallop fisheries as far away as Japan are giving some seafood harvesters a glimpse of a potentially profitable future.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Facing an existential crisis, some colleges do something increasingly rare: Adapt
Schools such as the Maine College of Art & Design are confronting demographic realities that have been shrinking enrollment in higher education for 10 years.