An application filed Friday with the city would knock down Ruby’s on Turner Street and build an Olive Garden in its place.
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Maine’s restaurant labor shortage intensifies as student employees return to school
Some businesses are cutting back operating hours to deal with the sudden loss of workers.
Pfizer approval makes more Maine employers likely to consider vaccine mandates
But there is opposition to mandates in some quarters, and businesses must try to balance workplace safety against employees’ morale, labor shortages and other challenges.
Maine’s recycling market recovers after years-long downturn
The value of household paper, cardboard, metal and plastic surged in the last year as demand for materials intensified.
Gardiner to celebrate longtime owner of Harvey’s Hardware
Bill Harvey is being celebrated for his decades of contributions to the Gardiner community as the owner of Harvey’s Hardware, his efforts in sustaining Gardiner’s downtown and his civic activities.
Skydiving company takes off in first months at Waterville airport
Vacationland Skydiving is now taking people 10,000 feet above the Robert LaFleur Airport after a delayed opening during the pandemic.
Mixing business and pleasure at Augusta’s downtown waterfront
Richard Parkhurst has leased out four spaces on Front Street in Augusta this summer to businesses that will help draw people, and attention, to the Kennebec River.
Cousins Maine Lobster owner lands another Food Network show
Sabin Lomac is the host and a judge on ‘Grill of Victory,’ a barbecue competition premiering Monday.
Mills submits plan to Legislature for spending $1 billion in federal relief
Lawmakers are under the gun to review the Mills administration’s plan for spending $997.5 million from the American Rescue Plan, with less than two weeks left in the session.
Central Maine business briefs: Farmington hospital nursing, direct care professionals recognized; hospital receives excellence award
People & Places: Skowhegan Savings donates $10,000 to local charities.