In all, Loop says, 191 stores and restaurants worldwide will be selling products in reusable containers by the first quarter of 2022, up from just a dozen stores in Paris at the end of 2020.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine home prices up 15% in August as sales volume eases
The Maine Association of Realtors’ president said last month’s numbers suggest the state’s real estate market might be stabilizing.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Fed on track to slow support for economy in November, chairman says
Meanwhile, the central bank’s policymaking committee indicates that it expects to start raising its benchmark interest rate sometime next year
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Existing U.S. home sales fell in August; price growth slows
It’s the latest sign the housing market is cooling as intense competition leaves many would-be buyers on the sidelines.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Waterville City Council moves closer to granting license to marijuana retail store owner
City looking to issue license to a marijuana retail shop owner who was told earlier this year a marijuana store would be allowed on College Avenue. But the council later took action that effectively prohibited the store from opening.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: Common Ground Fair vendors gather, a call for recipes
Free coffee for a cause, Maine Lobster Week is underway, and a fermenting guru speaks
Posted inBusiness, Maine
CMP touts customer service fixes in bid to lift state-imposed earnings penalty
Central Maine Power says it has met or exceeded state-imposed customer service benchmarks and paid a record penalty of $10 million in revenue over 18 months.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. sues to stop deal between American Airlines and JetBlue
Attorney General Merrick Garland said the ‘alliance’ would be ‘an unprecedented maneuver to further consolidate the industry.’
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston family brings a former apple orchard back to life
After a Lewiston native bought it as something to come home to after his Navy service ends in a few years, his family here started cleaning up the overgrown orchard. It responded so well to their TLC, they decided to open this fall.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Section of I-295 in Portland to close for a weekend in October
The section of U.S. Route 1/Veranda Street that runs under the bridge will be closed for a week, from Oct. 18-25, as the new bridge is moved into place.