Dr. Clare Mundell sued the Bangor hospital after discovering she was being paid about half the hourly wage of her male counterparts.
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More than a hill of beans: Roux developer seeks zoning for 16- to 17-story building
The institute wants zoning changes to allow large residential high-rise on the former B&M Baked Beans property.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
House approves bill easing budget strains on Postal Service
Without congressional action, agency officials say it will run out of cash in two years.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Proposal for lobster industry legal defense fund gets divided response
The Legislature’s Marine Resources Committee took comment Tuesday on a proposal to help pay for the industry’s court battles against regulators.
Posted inBusiness
Americans ramp up credit-card spending in return to old habits
All debt types have seen gains over the last quarter, except student loans.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England
New England fishermen sue to end industry-funded monitoring program
The federal government requires herring fishing boats to participate in, and pay for, at-sea monitoring programs.
Posted inBusiness
Super Bowl’s return provides boost to hard-hit Los Angeles businesses
Many of the projected 2,200 to 4,700 new jobs will be in the hospitality and event-production sectors.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Offshore wind takes off at last, and states jockey for position
Among the issues to be addressed, states will have to evaluate whether wind farms harm marine life or commercial fishing, and how such conflicts should be resolved.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Justice Department seizes $3.6 billion in hacked cryptocurrency, charges couple
Investigators say a New York couple relied on classic money laundering techniques to hide their activities and the movement of the money, which was stolen in a hack of a virtual currency exchange.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Don’t got Moxie? Maine’s beloved soda is in short supply
The local bottler of Moxie says that supply chain issues have delayed its delivery of Moxie concentrate for months.