The fees initially proposed were based on the average of those in nearby towns and cities.
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Workers at all of Kellogg’s U.S. cereal plants go on strike
The dispute involves pay and benefit issues, such as the loss of premium health care, holiday and vacation pay and reduced retirement benefits.
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Stocks rise, led by tech companies, banks
Meanwhile, U.S. oil prices increase 1.7% to $78.93 per barrel.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Hannaford opens ‘virtual convenience store’ with fast delivery
Customers can use the Instacart third-party shopping service to order groceries for 30-minute delivery.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Outage highlights how vital Facebook has become worldwide
The social network blames an internal error related to a ‘configuration change’ but gives no details.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Here’s what Facebook says triggered the massive outage on its apps
The technical issue took Facebook’s core social network, its photo app Instagram and its WhatsApp and Messenger services offline for hours.
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Whistleblower tells Congress that Facebook knows its platforms harm children, fuel division
Frances Haugen testifies that company executives refuse to make changes because they elevate profits over safety, and she says CEO Mark Zuckerberg is ultimately responsible.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Maine community colleges to make $60 million investment in workforce training
The funding will be used to launch a virtual center overseeing a variety of short-term training initiatives aimed at the unemployed, front-line workers and Mainers lacking degrees.
Posted inBusiness, Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Energy companies keep pouring millions into battle over power line corridor
Competing energy giants from Quebec to Texas continue historic spending in a battle over a transmission corridor in western Maine that aims to bring hydropower from Canada to the New England grid.
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Black ex-Tesla worker who claimed racial abuse awarded $137 million
A jury in San Francisco agrees that Owen Diaz was subjected to racial harassment and a hostile work environment.