The $3.2 billion veterinary medicine powerhouse kept operations going in Russia for four months after the invasion of Ukraine.
Maine business
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Shellfish attitude in lobster land: Maine oysters boom
The state’s 2021 oyster harvest was the largest and most valuable in its history, benefiting hatcheries such as Mere Point Oyster Company in Brunswick.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Workers at Morrill teen mental health facility seek to unionize
Employees at Ironwood Maine say they intend to vote to form a union to improve pay, working conditions and standards of care at the residential program and school.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Pepper-spray device poor choice for Maine group’s innovation honor
A consumer-market mobile crowd-control system unnecessarily exploits social division.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine unemployment drops as total jobs nearly reach pre-pandemic level
Maine employers added about 3,400 jobs a month since January, driving the unemployment rate to its lowest point in two years.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine’s tourism industry rebounds from pandemic, but challenges remain
More than 15 million visitors came to Maine last year, and spending ballooned to more than $7 billion.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Let’s focus on what works as we seek to lower health care costs in Maine
A new state-controlled insurance system could lead to high costs and threaten Mainers’ access to the high-quality care they need.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine shifting its focus to making tourism sustainable
Instead of thinking up ways to bring more visitors to the state, the state tourism agency will consider ways to balance tourism with quality of life for the state’s visitors and its residents.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Postal service bill unlikely to ease mail delays in Maine, workers say
A financial reform bill in Congress would put the U.S. Postal Service back in the black, but workers say it won’t immediately resolve staffing shortages and late-arriving mail.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Bringing high tech to the Maine woods
Innovations by local entrepreneurs can improve safe access to the state’s mountains, lakes, streams and coast.