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Cost of eating out is rising while staffing shortages persist

by Christopher Wheelock October 18, 2022October 19, 2022

Here’s what you can expect to pay at select area fast-food restaurants for a meal.

Business, Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Rainstorm disrupts operations for Franklin-Somerset Federal Credit Union, executive says

by Kaitlyn Budion October 18, 2022October 19, 2022

Customers of the credit union were unable to use ATMs and some were not able to access their money when some services were interrupted Tuesday.

Business, Local & State, News

Maine small businesses will get help with spiking electricity bills

by Staff Report October 18, 2022October 18, 2022

A state program will provide credits of more than $2,000 to hundreds of businesses to provide relief from high electric rates.

Business, Nation & World, News

Amazon workers reject union bid in upstate New York

by HALELUYA HADERO and ALEXANDRA OLSON Associated Press October 18, 2022October 18, 2022

Experts had noted a win there would have given the union more leverage in its quest to negotiate a contract with Amazon and a chance to demonstrate its prior win at a facility on Staten Island, New York, wasn’t a one-off.

Business, Local & State, Morning Sentinel

A crowdfunding campaign proves fruitful, and now it’s all fun and games in Winslow

by Zara Norman October 18, 2022October 19, 2022

A successful Kickstarter campaign earlier this year raised $15,000 and bankrolled the opening of The Nexus: Arcade and Gaming Lounge on Bay Street.

Business, Nation & World, New England, News

First U.S. lease sale to be held for offshore wind on West Coast

by JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press October 18, 2022

Hundreds of offshore wind developers and experts gather in Rhode Island to talk about the future of clean energy – how to grow the offshore wind industry and address shared challenges.