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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Portland remote-work startup gets $2.1 million in seed funding
Friday develops tools designed to help organize remote teams, which have grown in popularity since the pandemic forced many workers into telecommuting.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
CMP critics go to court, renew allegations of improper shutoff warnings
The utility says its disconnection notices are legal, and the state’s Office of Public Advocate says it hasn’t received any recent complaints.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
GM sides with California in fight with Trump over pollution standards
General Motors says it will no longer support the Trump administration in legal efforts to end California’s right to set its own clean-air standards.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Cannabis Report
Maine records $1.4 million in recreational cannabis sales in first month
The average sale during an inaugural month limited by supply shortages and in-store purchase limits was about $66, state records show.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
GM ordered to recall nearly 6 million trucks with Takata inflators
The U.S. is making General Motors recall and repair nearly 6 million big pickup trucks and SUVs equipped with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine launches statewide internet speed test initiative
In addition to finding out their own upload and download speeds, participants will help the Maine Broadband Coalition identify slow spots where upgrades are needed.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
‘Covidpreneurs’ forge ahead with new business ventures despite, or because of, pandemic
Is this really the time to be starting a new business? Plenty of Mainers seem to think so.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
Why open a restaurant in a pandemic? For most, because they had to
Owners of new Maine restaurants say they were too far along to abandon their business plans when the pandemic hit.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Thanksgiving travel expected to be down sharply in Maine, New England
Residents of Maine and surrounding states are expected to stay home in unusually large numbers because of the worsening pandemic.