‘They are working Christmas hours and they’ve been doing this for 14 months straight,’ one of the protest organizers said.
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Consumer prices shoot up as inflation worries escalate
Wednesday’s report from the Labor Department showed sharply higher prices for everything from food and clothes to housing.
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Program will train aquaculture workforce in Maine as industry grows
Washington County Community College and the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center have received a $500,000 USDA grant to develop aquaculture-specific training.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: Soul food, seafood and autographs
A new soul food take-out business opens in Portland, and Portland Wine Week returns.
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Record of CMP’s parent company spurs concerns about utility merger in New Mexico
Avangrid has been less than forthcoming with New Mexico regulators, says a hearing examiner with the state’s Public Regulation Commission.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Tyson raising workers’ pay to keep up as demand for chicken takes flight
The company cites government stimulus payments, enhanced unemployment benefits, health concerns and lack of child care as factors for high absenteeism and worker turnover.
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Sudanese immigrant alleges discrimination in lawsuit against Whole Foods
Mark Opio’s lawsuit says he wasn’t given an opportunity to apply for a supervisory position in the Portland store.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Judge dismisses NRA bankruptcy case, dealing blow to gun group
The judge found the bankruptcy was not filed in good faith, but was instead filed ‘to gain an unfair advantage in litigation or to avoid a regulatory scheme.’
Posted inBusiness, Morning Sentinel
Councilors don’t want Winslow to be ‘landlords,’ votes down proposed senior housing at old school building
The Winslow Town Council voted against an agreement with Kennebec Valley Community Action Partners, with councilors saying they don’t want the town to be “landlords” in such an arrangement.
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Federal government approves huge wind project off Massachusetts coast
This project and Ocean Wind, a proposed 1,100-megawatt offshore wind project off New Jersey, are keystones in the Biden administration’s push to grow offshore wind as a way to fight climate change and create jobs.