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Paid sick time bill dropped (posted 03/19/10 at 11:09am)

The sponsor of a bill that would have required employers to give employees paid sick time has backed off from the effort, after the idea received opposition from the business community.
Panel nixes joint casino agreement (posted 03/19/10 at 11:07am)

A legislative panel has voted against a measure that would put three casino proposals into a single ballot question, but supported putting the question of an Oxford casino to voters in November.
Roxbury wind farm appeal denied (posted 03/19/10 at 11:05am)

An appeal of a 22-turbine wind farm near the western Maine town of Roxbury has been rejected.
Bangor officials grapple with cruise ship change (posted 03/18/10 at 3:02pm)

Representatives of Bangor's business community will meet with the owner of American Cruise Lines in Augusta Monday to see if they can get the cruise ship company to restore trips that will be lost to Portland this summer.
Potato plastics group pushes for R&D support (posted 03/18/10 at 2:37pm)

A Bangor-based consortium investigating the possibility of making environmentally safe and sustainable plastics from potatoes and wood chips is asking Maine's congressional delegation to find $1.25 million in federal appropriations that could help commercialize the burgeoning new technology by next year.
Bangor, Brewer pharmacies merge (posted 03/18/10 at 2:05pm)

Miller Drug, which has operated from State Street in Bangor for more than 50 years, is expanding its brand by merging with Affiliated Pharmacy Services.

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