The money will be made available through a low-income home energy assistance program.
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Problem-plagued Boeing sets ambitious turnaround targets
Boeing is promising Wall Street that it will make big improvements in airplane production and cash-flow generation in the next few years.
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Utah-based resort company closes on purchase of Jay Peak
A federal judge in September approved the company’s $76 million bid to buy Jay Peak Resort in Vermont after it won an auction for the ski area.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
With federal deadline just 6 months away, more Mainers are looking for a Real ID
Starting in May, a standard Maine driver’s license won’t be accepted at airport security gates. The state is bracing for a flood of applications for the new federally compliant identification.
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USDA says more than $200 million will help meat processors expand
The Agriculture Department has announced more than $223 million in grants and loans to help small- and mid-sized meat processing plants.
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CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10 billion
The big question now is how their money will be used and whether it will make a difference in fighting an addiction crisis that has only intensified.
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People banned from Twitter won’t be restored for weeks, Musk says
Elon Musk says Twitter will not allow anyone who has been kicked off the site to return until it sets up procedures on how to do that — a process that will take at least a few weeks.
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Fed unleashes another big interest rate hike but hints at a pullback
It is the central bank’s 6th rate hike this year – a streak that has made mortgages and other consumer and business loans increasingly expensive and heightened the risk of a recession.
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On election eve, the state of the U.S. economy is a blurry one
From certain angles, the nation’s economic picture looks like a healthy one, but it’s being photo-bombed by an unsightly intruder: Chronically high inflation.
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Executive testifies how Trump Organization changed pay practices post-election
The company, which for years lavished perks on some top executives, now stands accused of helping them avoid income taxes on those extras, including a Manhattan apartment and luxury cars.