The fast-casual grilled cheese restaurant would join existing local and national chains in 2025.
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Protesters criticize health insurance companies for denying claims
The rally was organized by the Maine People’s Alliance and was one of 15 events happening around the country as part of a national campaign to demand reform of large private insurers.
New owners, new plans for Portland’s landmark Time and Temperature Building
New owners have the building under contract and are proposing creating a hotel, restaurant, observation deck and residential housing.
Social Security cost-of-living adjustment coming – but it won’t be as big as this year’s
Social Security’s cost-of-living increase for 2024 will be announced Thursday.
MEMIC returns $18 million to policyholders
The workers comp company is returning dividends to 14,000 policyholders, reflecting savings from lower-than-expected losses from workplace injuries.
Maine watchdog seeks to have Electricity Maine’s license revoked, says it overcharges
Some of the electricity supplier’s customers pay 40 cents per kilowatt hour, compared with the state’s standard offer of 17.6 cents, according to the state’s consumer advocate.
Wall Street rises as pressure from the bond market eases
Increasing Treasury yields have been the main reason for the stock market’s stumbles since the summer, as worries rise that the Fed will keep its federal funds rate at a high level for longer than Wall Street hopes.
Men missing from U.S. jobs market set for comeback, research shows
A greater share of young men today have a post-secondary degree, signaling that as they age, they’ll enter the work force.
The Amazon antitrust lawsuit is likely to be a long and arduous journey for the FTC
Experts say the Federal Trade Commission faces a few hurdles in its own case, including convincing the court which slice of the market Amazon is allegedly monopolizing.
The future of electric vehicles looms over negotiations in the U.S. autoworkers strike
With the UAW strike now in its fourth week, EVs and their potential impact on job security have become central to union negotiations with the automakers.