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Google workers form new labor union, a tech industry rarity
Members are pushing for change without traditional collective bargaining rights.
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
Portland Food Co-op closes for 3 days after staffer tests positive for COVID-19
The store will be closed Monday and Tuesday and promises to continue its ‘commitment to safety.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Unprecedented wave of solar development spurs land rush in Maine
Over the next few years, solar energy farms will be popping up across Maine, which has no specific rules for where such projects should be sited.
Posted inBusiness
OPEC+ emerges from 2020 chaos to face delicate balancing act
As one of the most tumultuous years in oil’s history ends, a delicate task now confronts OPEC+.
Posted inBusiness
Minority-owned companies waited months for loans, data shows
Thousands of minority-owned small businesses were at the end of the line in the government’s coronavirus relief program as many struggled to find banks to accept their applications.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
The Good Crust rolls out the dough in Skowhegan
The business is currently operating out of the Miller’s Table Restaurant at the Grist Mill on Court Street, but owner Heather Kerner has her sights on future expansion in downtown Skowhegan.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Should workers wary of COVID-19 vaccines be forced to take one for the team?
Maine employers, like those across the world, are wrestling with the choice of whether to impose vaccination mandates for their workers.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Cannabis Report
Farmers lose hope – and money – in race to build Maine’s hemp market
Marijuana’s non-psychotropic cousin was supposed to be a cash crop for Maine farmers, but it hasn’t worked out like that for most.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
NYSE to delist 3 Chinese telco giants on U.S. executive order
China Mobile Ltd., China Telecom Corp. Ltd. and China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. will be suspended from trading between Jan. 7 and 11.