Nancy Barnes will be the Boston Globe’s 13th editor.
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Local, state and national business news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
More freight ships to call on Maine’s only container port
Icelandic shipping company Eimskip is adding a second weekly stop in Portland, as container vessel traffic to and from Maine continues to increase.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
40 states settle Google location-tracking charges for $392 million
The settlement is a historic win for consumers, and the largest multistate settlement in U.S. history dealing with privacy.
Posted inBusiness, News
Wall Street slips, gives back some of last week’s big gains
Some analysts have called Wall Street’s recent rally overdone.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
In Vail, housing shortage threatens America’s ski wonderland
Similar to hundreds of communities around the U.S., the influx of visitors and newcomers has made housing nearly impossible to find for the workers needed to support the region’s tourism.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2022, Maine Cannabis Report, Politics
After election, cannabis advocates look to next states
Maryland and Missouri became the 20th and 21st states to legalize recreational marijuana use last week.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine system schools to close $5 million budget gap
Schools are making plans to dig into reserves and remaining federal COVID relief funds, keep vacant teaching positions open, limit travel and other expenses, and boost marketing campaigns.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
Lewiston sixth grader’s art featured on totes from local business
Part of the proceeds from the Rogue Wear bags will go toward purchasing art supplies for Feza Kisimba.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Unmanned, solar-powered U.S. space plane returns after 908 days
It hosted a service module that carried experiments for the Naval Research Laboratory, U.S. Air Force Academy and others.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Elizabeth Holmes asks for leniency for her Theranos crimes
Prosecutors are expected to seek a much harsher sentence when they file their own sentencing recommendations ahead of Holmes’ scheduled Nov. 18 sentencing.