Americans have turned pessimistic about the nation’s financial condition as inflation has persisted.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
State regulator sets hearing on power line as opponents call for immediate halt to construction
Maine voters roundly rejected the NECEC project on Tuesday, but its developer said in a lawsuit filed this week that Question 1 is unconstitutional.
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Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
State proposal for solar project at Augusta State Airport draws concern over ‘terrible’ impact on woods
City officials are concerned power lines to site would ruin the pristine woods of the Bond Brook Recreation Area, where there are no power lines now.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
New Hampshire, 10 other states file suit against Biden’s business vaccine mandate
The lawsuit argues that the authority to compel vaccinations rests with the states, not the federal government.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. hiring rebounded in October, with 531,000 jobs added
The economy’s emergence from the pandemic recession, by most measures, remains on course.
Posted inBusiness, New England, Uncategorized
Tiny house in wealthy Boston suburb sells for $315,000
The listing described the 250-square-foot home as having an open floor plan.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Lewiston attorney suspended six months for lying and misconduct
Attorney Stephen Link was found to have been intentionally dishonest with one client and to have failed to follow through on representing another.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Release of Biden vaccine mandate raises questions for many Maine employers
Some employers, particularly those in the public sector, still don’t know how or whether the vaccination-or-testing mandate for workers will apply to them.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Despite a mixed finish, S&P 500 and Nasdaq notch records
More companies in the S&P 500 fell than rose, but gains by several big technology companies helped outweigh losses elsewhere in the market.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Environmental group calls on state regulator to halt construction of power corridor
The Natural Resources Council of Maine wants state officials to order the work to be halted in light of Tuesday’s referendum vote opposing the project.