Co-creators Steve Stern and Dan Cote sold 3,000 copies when they self-published issue No. 1 in November 1987 in Auburn.
Business
Local, state and national business news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
State ends back-to-work bonus program after attracting just 400 workers
Any unemployed Mainer was eligible to receive a state-funded $1,500 payment if they took a job in June or July and kept it for at least eight weeks.
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
House is entitled to some of Trump’s financial records, judge rules
The ruling is unlikely to be the last over access to the former president’s closely held finances.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Plan to replace aging U.S. postal truck fleet delayed by lawsuit
The Postal Service’s aging fleet of trucks is soldiering on even as a contract for greener replacement vehicles is being challenged.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. consumer prices rose in July but at slower pace
Inflation is also threatening to become a political liability for President Biden.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: Pasta pause, downtown doughnuts and a Greek revival
Grab Italian cookies this weekend and buy tickets for an old-fashioned southern BBQ and fish fry.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine’s new broadband agency gearing up to manage flood of federal cash
The Maine Connectivity Authority will manage a historic investment of at least $250 million toward building universal high-speed internet service.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
After hospital outbreaks, Mills ‘seriously considering’ vaccination mandate for Maine health care workers
The Maine Hospital Association called for a mandate 6 weeks ago, and a spokeswoman for the governor said a decision is expected soon.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Transmission corridor in jeopardy after judge vacates lease of public land to CMP
The decision may imperil the planned $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect project, intended to bring hydroelectric power from Quebec to Lewiston.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Commission begins study of barriers to affordable housing in Maine communities
A new 15-member commission meets this week to begin studying how local land-use and zoning laws discourage affordable housing development in Maine.