Maine lobstermen will have to use special rope or inserts to weaken existing rope beginning in May to help protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, but it’s not readily available.
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Central Maine business briefs: Augusta restaurant, community solar company partner for local Meals on Wheels
People & Places: Surette Real Estate hires new agent
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Maine’s prime farmland is being lost to solar. Is ‘dual use’ the answer?
Farmland, with its open fields, southern exposure and well-drained soils, is typically one of the easiest and cheapest places to put a solar project.
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Vice President of Operations Brandi Meisner of Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce selected for leadership program
Brandi Meisner, vice president of operations at Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in Waterville, has been selected to participate in the seventh cohort of its premiere business leadership program by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation in Washington, D.C., according to a news release from Cindy D. Stevens, Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce program director. The Business […]
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Los Angeles weighs phasing out oil and gas drilling
The Los Angeles City Council is expected to vote as soon as next week.
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New step to curb tech giants’ power advanced by Senate panel
Bipartisan legislation advanced by a Senate panel would bar the dominant online platforms from favoring their own goods and services over those of rivals on the platforms
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Intel building $20 billion Ohio chip facility amid global shortage
Chip maker Intel said it will help alleviate a global shortage of chips powering everything from phones to cars to home appliances.
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Mars gives M&M’s a makeover to promote inclusivity
The company said that it will provide a modern take on the appearances of the characters and give them more nuanced personalities.
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Think your home value is soaring? Talk to a farmer
For all the talk about rising U.S. home values in cities and suburbs, they have nothing on the skyrocketing price of farmland
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Central Maine customers among those experiencing Redzone Wireless networkwide outage
The company wrote that the service interruption is due to a fiber issue.