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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Potato chip company to make its home in Pownal
Vintage Maine Kitchen, a small-batch potato chip company based in Freeport, will move into the former North Pownal General Store at 83 Fickett Road.
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Posted inBusiness
U.K. seafood trucks protest at Parliament over Brexit red tape
British shellfish firms say the new system is suffocating their businesses.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Biden’s test: Engineering economic boom in a partisan divide
Despite the 9.8 million jobs lost due to the coronavirus, there are signs the country is on the cusp of a kind of boom unseen in the Obama and Trump eras.
Posted inBusiness, Uncategorized
Canada urges Biden not to cancel oil pipeline on first day
The premier of oil-rich Alberta wants U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to give the Canadian government a chance to make the case for the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to be built.
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Biden picks Chopra, Gensler for financial oversight roles
Rohit Chopra is tapped to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Gary Gensler, to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Carl Icahn nixes charity bid to blow up ex-Trump casino
An auction house canceled the effort after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from conservative billionaire Carl Icahn.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Biden may kill Keystone pipeline permit on his first day in office
The words ‘Rescind Keystone XL pipeline permit’ appeared on the transition briefing note for Jan. 20 – Inauguration Day.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
With moratorium nixed, marijuana grower plans expansion into Thorndike
Massachusetts-based Nova Farms is buying Donald and Bertha Maxim’s 170-acre farm on the Gordon Hill Road.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Working remotely? Don’t plan on deducting added expenses
The best strategy for those working from home is to try to recoup added expenses from your employer, says one local tax expert.