Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found The Shyft Group Duramag LLC violated work-safety protocols.
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Red’s Eats opens for 2021 season, with lobster temporarily off the menu
Lobster rolls, arguably the seafood shack’s best-known menu item, won’t be available until mid-May.
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A jab on the job: Companies, unions offer COVID-19 vaccines
Ford Motor Co., United Auto Workers and Amazon all launched on-site vaccinations while American Airlines is administering doses at various airports.
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Politicians, business leaders speak in support of revitalizing passenger rail service in central Maine
The Maine Rail Group sponsored the presentation about LD 227 “To Conduct a Feasibility Study for Extending Passenger Rail Service from Brunswick through Augusta and Waterville to Bangor.”
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Historic oil glut amassed during pandemic has almost gone
Drivers in California are already feeling the effects by paying almost $4 for a gallon of gas.
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Advocates of consumer-owned power utility unveil plan to oust CMP, Versant
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and advocates is touting a proposal to revoke the monopoly status of the state’s 2 largest power distribution companies and force them to sell their assets to a consumer-owned nonprofit.
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Engineering firm opens Maine office to work on solar connections
K&A Engineering Consulting says it hopes to employ 100 workers by year’s end at the company’s new South Portland office.
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Collins, King draft bill to help seasonal employers get more federal relief
The bill would modify a provision in the federal Paycheck Protection Program that the senators say disadvantaged some seasonal small businesses.
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World’s ports deal with unprecedented volume heading into 2nd year of pandemic
Los Angeles port officials see progress in reducing their bottleneck of cargo ships. Sail north to Oakland, though, and the line is even longer and there’s talk of the congestion lasting through the summer. As of Friday, 25 container carriers were waiting to enter the Port of Oakland at anchor in San Francisco Bay and […]
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Guitar sales soar as COVID-19 keeps Mainers playing at home
Shoppers are picking up guitars, keyboards and other instruments to learn to play as the pandemic stretches on.