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Wellness Connection sues pot edibles partner, claiming breach of contract
Wellness Connection, Maine’s largest medical marijuana dispensary firm, claims that substandard equipment and processes failed to produce enough THC from its marijuana extractions.
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Bucksport gives key approval for salmon farm to be built at former mill site
Whole Oceans plans to build facilities to hatch and grow Atlantic salmon on the banks of the Penobscot River, and aims to build a separate processing plant.
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Covetrus co-founder David Shaw stepping down as chairman
He will remain on the board of directors of the Portland-based animal-health technology and services firm.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
UNE gets $1 million grant to grow business, innovation programs
The Biddeford-based University of New England says the gift will help create the P.D. Merrill Endowed Chair of Business.
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Maine had more Airbnb summer guests, with hosts earning almost $56 million
Nearly 300,000 guests used the online service to rent rooms, apartments and homes in Maine from Memorial Day to Labor Day – almost double the number from 2 years ago.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: A shot at free pizza for a year, and a steep dinner check for 65
The new owner of Pat’s Pizza plans to open a speakeasy and give away lots of pizza, and a fundraiser for hungry youths is looking for benefactors who will pay handsomely to feed them.
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Lobstermen’s group pulls its support for proposal to protect right whales
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association says the plan to reduce buoy lines to protect the endangered species is riddled with errors and bad science.
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Facing a raft of retirements, BIW seeks 1,000 new hires
The Bath shipyard has contracts to build 11 new DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for the Navy over the next eight years.
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Maine brewers tap into foreign markets
Several businesses say this is the first year they sold a significant amount of beer overseas.