An application filed Friday with the city would knock down Ruby’s on Turner Street and build an Olive Garden in its place.
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Judge rules Apple must alter app store payment system
The decision chips away at the so-called ‘walled garden’ the company has built around its crown jewel, the iPhone, and its app store, without toppling it completely.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Federal vaccination requirement will apply to about 1 in 3 Maine workers
About 170,000 Mainers work for companies with more than 100 employees and will be required to be inoculated or take weekly tests.
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Stocks end lower on Wall Street, extending weekly losses
Investors continue to assess the pace of economic growth amid worries that the rapid spread of the coronavirus delta variant will dampen consumer confidence and spending.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S., Mexico restart high-level economic talks after 4 years
The discussions were launched by Joe Biden in 2013 when he was vice president under Barack Obama but were halted under President Donald Trump.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Crushed by pandemic, conventions mount a cautious return
In-person meetings are on the rebound, but it could be several years – if ever – before conferences attract the crowds they did before COVID-19.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Airlines say rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting ticket sales
Industry executives anticipate that bookings will pick up as soon as case counts go down.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Racial inequality has cost the U.S. nearly $23 trillion since 1990
The amount is likely to grow even larger as minority populations expand.
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Maine, U.S. unemployment claims at pandemic low as economy recovers
The data show that most companies are holding onto their workers despite a slowdown in economic activity caused by the delta variant.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston officials reaffirm support for NECEC transmission line
Site work on the Lewiston converter station is ongoing, while a referendum that could halt the project looms in November.