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Lisbon Falls chef Jason LaVerdiere named semifinalist for prestigious James Beard Award

by Christopher Wheelock January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

The 38-year old co-owner of Flux is one of 5 semifinalists named in Maine.

Amazon Commits $10.6 Million to Create 130 Affordable Homes and Expand Social Services in Nashville, Bringing Total Commitment in Local Affordable Housing to Nearly $100 Million

Business, Nation & World, News

White House directs federal probe into housing rental market practices

by Caitlin Reilly CQ-Roll Call (Tribune News Service) January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

Progressive Democrats in Congress praised the plan directing government-backed enterprises and agencies to enhance renter protections and crack down on unfair practices.

Business, Nation & World, News

Right-wing Newsmax channel dropped by DirecTV

by Brian Niemietz New York Daily News (Tribune News Service) January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

More than 40 Republican lawmakers send a letter to AT&T, which owns DirecTV, warning the provider could face hearings after its rate negotiations with Newsmax fall apart.

Business, Maine, Nation & World, News

States reimagine power grids for a wind and solar future

by Alex Brown Stateline.org (Tribune News Service) January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

A complex web of independent system operators, state regulators and utility companies oversee the planning and construction of new grid infrastructure, with frequent disagreements about who should bear the cost.

Business, New England

Lego moving offices from Connecticut to Boston

by Associated Press January 24, 2023January 25, 2023

The toymaker employs about 740 full-time employees at its North American headquarters.

Business, Nation & World, News

Soaring egg prices prompt demands for price-gouging probe

by JOSH FUNK Associated Press January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

The spike in egg prices has been attributed to the millions of chickens that were slaughtered to limit the spread of bird flu and farmers having to compensate for inflation driving up their costs.

Business

War on drugs locked him up. Now he’s a cannabis entrepreneur

by BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

Roland Connor’s Manhattan shop is the first to benefit from a program that allocated dispensary licenses for people with marijuana-related convictions.