The governor’s concerns include the makeup and required expertise of the proposed public utility’s governing board.
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Portland software firm wins $50,000 prize in annual pitch contest
Industrial software developer HighByte took the top prize in Gorham Savings Bank’s LaunchPad competition.
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Largest meat producer getting back online after cyberattack
But experts say the vulnerabilities exposed by this attack and others are far from resolved.
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Fed survey sees faster growth despite supply-chain problems
Increased vaccination rates and relaxed social-distancing measures are having a positive impact on the economy, several of the central bank’s districts report.
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Bethel’s Sunday River Brewing Co. reopening; new owner on deck
After a busy, headline-making year for the restaurant’s owners — state citations for imminent health hazards, temporary license suspensions, two temporary restraining orders — a Bar Harbor restaurateur has applied for new licenses to reopen the restaurant.
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CMP’s top executive announces plans to retire
Doug Herling, the utility’s president and CEO, joined Central Maine Power in 1985 as an equipment operator at Wyman Station in Yarmouth.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: The Lost Kitchen in Freedom raises money for the hungry
Act like a royal and enjoy afternoon tea by the bay, go on a farm scavenger hunt, or try new restaurants for Bridgton and Boothbay Harbor.
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Hit by ransomware attack, world’s largest meat producer says most plants will run Wednesday
JBS SA notified the U.S. of a ransom demand from a criminal organization likely based in Russia, but later said it had made ‘significant progress’ in dealing with the cyberattack.
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Johnson & Johnson to pay $2.1 billion talc award as top court rejects appeal
The company still faces more than 25,000 lawsuits blaming baby powder for causing cancers.
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Turnpike traffic bounced back to near-record levels on Memorial Day weekend
The turnpike authority said toll transactions for the 2021 holiday weekend were up by more than 66% from a year ago.