Many Maine companies are looking to the web to augment in-store sales even more than in recent years.
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Portland councilors hear criticism of city’s proposed cannabis rules
Speakers question the plan to use a merit-based scoring system to award 20 retail marijuana licenses, saying it favors big businesses and could exclude people who already have invested significant time and money.
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Commentary: Urge Washington to make it easier for Mainers to heat with renewable wood pellets, chips
Do you support extending an existing federal tax credit to advanced wood heating systems? Make sure our delegation knows it.
Posted inBusiness
Foreside Financial to acquire U.S. Bancorp subsidiary
The Portland-based financial services outsourcing firm has been on an acquisition spree recently.
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Thanksgiving travelers can expect the heaviest traffic in years
And a looming storm may complicate things on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
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FAME recognizes 6 Maine organizations for helping businesses and students
The Finance Authority of Maine made its awards at the financial service agency’s annual meeting.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Johnny’s Selected Seeds buys part of Winslow building from town for $1.65M
The seed company has occupied the building since 2002, according to Town Manager Michael Heavener. Winslow is hoping to sell the other part of the building to current occupant Orion Ropeworks in the next year.
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Canadian Pacific buying rail line connected to Lac-Megantic disaster
Canadian Pacific plans to buy Central Maine and Quebec Railway by year’s end in a deal worth an estimated $130 million, giving the transcontinental carrier access to ports in Searsport and Saint John, New Brunswick.
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New lawsuit accuses company that owns Prime Automotive of running Ponzi scheme
The federal lawsuit claims GPB Capital Holdings has been paying investors dividends out of their own invested funds.
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Maine oil dealers launch swipe-and-click ordering, intended to disrupt the market
Two companies offering online and app-based oil deliveries aim to mirror the service consumers have come to expect from Amazon and Uber.