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Local, state and national business news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce hires new executive director
Maygan Dunlap is the third executive director the Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce has had in the last two years.
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Hallowell considers ban on sale of flavored tobacco
The City Council tabled the proposal until December after realizing it failed to give impacted businesses the required 30-day notice.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan, Waterville to benefit from new regional tourism strategy
The nonprofit organization Main Street Skowhegan was awarded $484,500 from the state to develop a new brand and strategy for bringing visitors to the area.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland International Jetport’s parking plan upsets next-door neighbors
Residents of the Stroudwater neighborhood say a plan to add more than 700 parking spaces at Maine’s largest airport would increase their exposure to noise, light and air pollution.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Big U.S. airlines fight over safety of ‘travel hack’ charter flights
American Airlines Group Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co. support cracking down on safety and security standards, closing a “loophole” being used by JSX and others.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Exxon CEO says making Big Oil ‘villains’ slows path to net zero emissions
Exxon has ramped up its energy transition efforts over the past 2 years after losing a bruising proxy battle with activist investor Engine No. 1 at the height of the ESG movement.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Saddleback Mountain unveils $10 million workforce housing project in Rangeley
The $10 million project’s goal is to solve lack of workforce housing for Rangeley area workers.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State
The Snug, a neighborhood pub in Portland’s East End, will soon close
Self-described as ‘Irish-ish’ and ‘not for the squeamish,’ the bar opened on Congress Street across from the Eastern Cemetery in 2006.
Posted inBusiness
Vote on tentative contract with General Motors too close to call as more tallies are reported
Workers at five large factories who finished voting in the past few days have turned down the four year and eight month deal by fairly large margins.