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Bidding wars: Desperate South Florida renters offer to pay even more than the landlord wants
The situation is further complicating a cutthroat real estate market.
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Texas firm to acquire Prime auto dealerships from scandal-ridden owner
Group 1 Automotive Inc. has agreed to purchase Prime Automotive from GPB Capital Holdings, a New York investment firm that has become the target of investors’ lawsuits and criminal allegations.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Third round of child tax credit payments goes out this week. Here’s what to know.
The temporarily enhanced tax credits provide eligible parents with up to $3,600 per child over the course of a year.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Will a Prohibition-era law become history in Norridgewock? Voters to decide in November
Voters to weigh in on the town’s blue laws at special town meeting in November.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine’s climate is getting more volatile. Is your home ready for it?
Maine’s climate isn’t just getting warmer – it’s becoming more extreme and unpredictable. Now is the time to make your home more resilient, experts say.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine businesses say vaccine mandate could be hard to implement
While supportive of vaccines, some business leaders say too many key questions remain about the Biden administration’s requirement.
Posted inBusiness
Tech slide pulls S&P 500 down for its fifth straight loss
Stocks have traded in a narrow range for several weeks as most investors are sitting on the sidelines waiting to get a fuller understanding of where the economy is headed.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Vaccine mandate spawns new fear: finding and keeping workers
Even those large businesses that favor President Biden’s decision are afraid that vaccination-averse workers will quit, or job seekers won’t apply for their openings.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Citing high shot rates, Denmark ends COVID-19 restrictions
As of Friday, the digital pass – a proof of having been vaccinated – is no longer required when entering nightclubs, making it the last virus safeguard to fall.