In Caribou, Hermon, Waterville and Gorham, the online megaretailer’s last-mile delivery strategy is making headway and stirring controversy.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Mills reaffirms commitment to foreign trade partners amid tariff uncertainty
In remarks Monday morning, Maine’s governor emphasized the interconnectedness of trade and the environment and the importance of understanding and minimizing the worst effects of climate change.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
American shoppers forgo faster shipping to stretch budgets
Demand for expedited shipping has fallen every year since 2021.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Impact of national port worker strike unclear in Maine
Eimskip, Portland’s sole shipper, employs 50 members of the longshoremen’s union but is not involved with the national labor agreement being negotiated.
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U.S. ports are threatened with strikes in election-season jolt
Some 45,000 dockworkers at every major eastern and Gulf coast port are threatening to strike Oct. 1.