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Maine unemployment rate hits pandemic low of 3.3%
The state’s jobless rate in April was the lowest in two years, and the number of jobs was nearly back to the pre-pandemic level.
Some Maine businesses are starting down a path to 100% renewable power
Twenty companies from Biddeford to Brooklin have joined a new statewide business project called On the Pathway to 100% Clean Energy.
Grants for restaurants, small businesses blocked in Senate
Sen. Collins voted to advance the bill but ultimately, not enough lawmakers were ready to back another $48 billion aid package for pandemic-stricken restaurants and other small businesses.
Amazon threatened workers over union vote, labor officials find
Amazon is accused of threatening workers with minimum wage pay if they chose the union to represent them.
Boeing crew capsule launches to space station on test redo
Boeing’s crew capsule has blasted off on a repeat test flight to the International Space Station.
New Twitter policy aims to pierce fog of war misinformation
The changes make Twitter the latest social platform to grapple with the misinformation, propaganda and rumors that have proliferated since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
Stocks end lower, nearing but not quite in a bear market
Stocks ended another volatile day lower on Wall Street Thursday, bringing the market closer to its first bear market since the beginning of the pandemic.
U.S. may be barreling toward recession in next year, more experts say
“Recession risks are high – uncomfortably high – and rising,” one leading economist says.
April home sales fell 21% in Maine, but prices went through the roof
The limited selection of homes on the market last month sold for 25% more than in April 2021.