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Central Maine business briefs: Connected Credit Union raises more than $10,000 for local Ending Hunger organizations
People & Places: Gifford’s Ice Cream opens three of five family owned stands.
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Planned Maine salmon farm closes on land for project in Belfast
Nordic Aquafarms wants to build a $500 million salmon farm in land-based tanks in Belfast.
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Dozens weigh in on Maine utility report card proposal in marathon hearing
A legislative committee hearing on the proposal for greater scrutiny of the state’s major electric utilities led to hours of public comment, both for and against.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stocks extend rally, notching biggest weekly gain since 2020
Wall Street drew encouragement this week from the Federal Reserve, which announced its first interest rate hike since 2018 and signaled several more to come.
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VW recalls over 246,000 SUVs due to unexpected braking
Many reported that warning lights and alarms also would go off, the driver’s side windows would roll down and the SUVs would suddenly brake while in traffic.
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Maine home sales fell sharply in February while prices jumped 21%
Sales statewide fell to 878 units last month from 1,062 in February 2021, a decrease of more than 17%.
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February home sales fall nationwide amid higher mortgage rates, prices
Sales declined 2.4% from February 2021 as the median home price jumped 15% from last year at this time to $357,300.
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L.L. Bean sales grow 14% during 2nd year of pandemic; workers get 12% cash bonus
Growing interest in the outdoors during the pandemic continues boost the Freeport-based retailer’s sales.
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Maine lobster industry fights lawsuit that aims to shut down fishery
The Center for Biological Diversity and others argue new federal restrictions being contested by the industry aren’t enough to save endangered North Atlantic right whales.