RANGELEY — The Skowhegan Savings Bank’s Charitable Foundation awarded a $50,000 grant to the construction of the Beth Brunswick Memorial Childcare Center in Rangeley. The $3.5 million project, being built to accommodate 48 preschool children, is anticipated to break ground this fall. A project of the Beth Brunswick Memorial Fund, the idea of the center […]
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From ‘latte makeup’ to ‘girl dinners,’ TikTok has launched tons of trends. Will its influence last?
While the company is mired in political wrangling, its business influence is huge and undisputed.
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Private colleges hurt by rising expenses despite tuition gains
Private U.S. colleges raised their prices, but still saw margins fall to the lowest level in over a decade.
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Ozempic linked to rare cases of vision loss in Harvard study
The stroke-like eye condition appears to be more common in people taking new drugs for weight loss and diabetes.
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Microsoft to pay $14.4 million settlement over alleged parental, disability leave discrimination
Although Microsoft is headquartered in Washington state, it has significant operations in California, where the case was brought.
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The July 4th holiday rush is on. TSA expects to screen a record number of travelers this weekend
The head of the agency said TSA has enough screeners to handle the expected crowds this weekend and through the summer.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Construction proceeds on controversial power corridor through western Maine
About 41% of foundations for the setting of poles on the NECEC corridor have been completed, 31% of poles have been set and 34% of circuit wires are done, the developer said.
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GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide
Owners of the vehicles do not need to take any action.
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State distributes $3 million to boost sales of Maine-made goods
Forty-six Maine companies received a share of the grant funding as part of the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan.
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Skowhegan Opera House has a new operator with big plans
Lights Up Productions, which formed in November, signed a three-year lease with the town to renovate and operate the 115-year-old venue.