Parents are waiting to buy most supplies until schools announce firmer plans about what the year will look like.
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Trump’s demand for U.S. cut of TikTok deal unprecedented
The administration says the app is a national security concern.
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, News
Bruno’s Restaurant closes temporarily
The Portland restaurant will close for two weeks after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states
Housing advocates fear that they could see a wave of evictions in the coming months, as states end moratoriums put in place during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine now allows federal jobless claimants to upload income history
Many recipients of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance in Maine receive the minimum weekly benefit because the state labor department has no proof of their past income.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
California lockdown’s job losses spell trouble for the nation
The renewed job losses in California might have a preliminary impact in the July U.S. jobs report due Friday.
Posted inMaine Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate
Maine Commercial Real Estate: July Transactions
Sales, leasing, retail and industrial activity.
Posted inBusiness, Uncategorized
GM alleges Fiat Chrysler spent millions to bribe UAW leaders
A federal judge is asked to reconsider dismissal of a lawsuit against FCA based on new allegations.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
No answers yet after BIW, striking union meet together with mediator for first time
The last time union and company officials spoke was during negotiations in June, but communication stalled after BIW delivered its “last, best and final” contract to the union, much of which union officials roundly rejected.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
House panel calls new postal chief to explain mail delays
A plan imposed by Louis DeJoy, a Republican fundraiser who took over the top job at the Postal Service in June, eliminates overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers and orders that mail be kept until the next day if postal distribution centers are running late.