An aggressive risk-reduction target for the endangered North Atlantic right whale has industry leaders worried about the future of lobstering.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Cruise ships restart in Venice, bring environmental protests
Hundreds demonstrate on land and a small armada of wooden boats wave ‘No Big Boats’ flags.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
California company announces $300 million data center in Millinocket
State officials and politicians were on hand Saturday to welcome Nautilus Data Technologies, which will use part of the former Great Northern Paper Co. site.
Posted inBusiness, News
Central Maine business briefs: Belfast chamber hires executive director
People & Places: Assistance Plus hires chief operating officer.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Judge overturns California’s 32-year ban on assault weapons
Despite the ban, there currently are an estimated 185,569 assault weapons registered with the state.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Justice Department will no longer seize reporters’ records
Journalists at three news organizations had been alerted that their phone records had been obtained in the final year of the Trump administration.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Judge overturns California’s 32-year ban on assault weapons
Despite the ban, there currently are an estimated 185,569 assault weapons registered with the state.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Winging it: Local restaurants make tough choices as price soars for chicken wings
Some central Maine bars and eateries are canceling “wing nights” or takeout, while feeling the heat from customers complaining as menu prices increase.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Conservation groups set to sue major hydro plant owner over Kennebec dam operations
Four groups say Brookfield Renewable is killing salmon in violation of the Endangered Species Act, intensifying the battle over fish access to the Kennebec and Sandy rivers.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
Jay Peak ski area receiver reaches $32.5 million fraud settlement
The case arose out of a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant in northern Vermont using millions of foreign investors’ money raised through the EB-5 visa program.