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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
FDA finds significant problems at Baltimore plant that contaminated J&J vaccine
Use of the shots is on hold in the U.S. as health officials investigate its possible connection to rare blood clots.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
White House offers businesses new tax credit to help spur vaccinations
It would provide up to $511 per day, per employee for firms with fewer than 500 workers.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: Josh Berry leaves Union, farmers markets head back outside
Scandinavia in Biddeford? Ja!
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Mainers celebrate ‘stoner Christmas’ for first time under legal cannabis sales
Recreational cannabis retail stores across the state celebrated ‘4/20’ with specials, giveaways, raffles, food trucks, live music and more.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Biden OKs more foreign seasonal workers as economy improves
The Department of Homeland Security said the U.S. would approve an additional 22,000 H2-B seasonal worker visas on top of the annual limit of 66,000 set by Congress.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Hannaford says it no longer sends any waste food to landfills
The supermarket chain said it has eliminated food waste at all 183 of its stores, which added up to 65 million pounds diverted from landfills last year.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Maine, Politics
Pingree urges SBA to fix problems with online grant applications for arts, music venues
One arts official in Portland calls the federal agency’s web portal, which went live on April 8, ‘a disaster waiting to happen.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine
State approves $135 million deal to remake ski resort in Piscataquis County
The project in Big Moose Township is expected to create roughly 380 full- and part-time jobs.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville manufacturing plant faces $394,000 in work-safety penalties
Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found The Shyft Group Duramag LLC violated work-safety protocols.