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  • FairPoint adds 45 employees in Portland

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 13, 2009

    FairPoint Communications said yesterday that it has hired an additional 45 service representatives at its customer service center in Portland to support growing orders.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 13, 2009
  • Portland tech startup lands $1.9M in funding

    Whit Richardson October 12, 2009

    Certify, a tech startup in Portland, said today it has secured $1.9 million in funding to begin marketing a product it claims will change how businesses use expense reports.

    Whit Richardson October 12, 2009
  • T-Mobile to hire 130 in Oakland

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 7, 2009

    T-Mobile is hiring 130 employees at its Oakland call center through this winter.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 7, 2009
  • Broadband projects endorsed for funding

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 29, 2009

    The State Broadband Strategy Council gave several major plans to expand broadband Internet access in Maine the green light to seek some of $4 billion in available federal stimulus funds.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 29, 2009
  • FairPoint holds off creditors for a month

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 28, 2009

    FairPoint Communications has another month to avoid bankruptcy court thanks to a deal reached with its lenders.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 28, 2009
  • Broadband expanion plan goes under review

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 27, 2009

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 27, 2009
  • Atlantica Group plans trade mission to Israel

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 22, 2009

    A Portland-based international consulting firm today said it is organizing what it believes to be the first joint U.S.-Canada trade mission to Israel.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 22, 2009
  • Making connections | A flurry of proposals to expand Maine's broadband network provokes competition

    Carol Coultas September 21, 2009

    Fletcher Kittredge is so sure of the need for a public/private partnership to deliver expanded broadband service to rural parts of Maine that he has no worries over finding the $6.4 million to make that happen.

    Carol Coultas September 21, 2009
  • Fair ride | Recent ups and downs in FairPoint Communications' image control

    Jackie Farwell September 21, 2009

    The telecom company has had plenty of convincing to do lately.

    Jackie Farwell September 21, 2009
  • Information, please | Maine's pioneering medical record exchange program promises returns on care and costs

    Mike Miliard September 21, 2009

    This past January, President Obama called for all American health records to be computerized and consolidated within five years to reduce the “preventable medical errors that pervade our health care system,” and by doing so, “save billions of doll

    Mike Miliard September 21, 2009
  • Hackers hit Downeast Energy

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 14, 2009

    A security breach at Downeast Energy and Building Supply has exposed banking information of hundreds of customers and cost the company $150,000, the Maine Public Broadcasting Network first reported yesterday.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 14, 2009
  • ME cos. request $130M in broadband funding

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 9, 2009

    Sixteen projects to expand Maine's network of broadband services have been received by the federal agencies charged with accepting and coordinating the applications.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 9, 2009
  • Fairpoint pledges to make amends

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 9, 2009

    Citing the importance of northern New England to the success of his company, FairPoint CEO David Hauser yesterday assured regulators from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont that the company would resolve lingering customer service problems.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 9, 2009
  • Portland tech startup lines up investors, phone apps

    Carol Coultas September 7, 2009

    William Sulinski has only just begun playing golf, but he's pretty good at handicapping.

    Carol Coultas September 7, 2009
  • AG's office drops FairPoint probe

    Mainebiz News Staff September 2, 2009

    The Maine Attorney General's office will drop its investigation into allegations that FairPoint Communications faked readiness to take over Verizon's landline telephone service in Maine.

    Mainebiz News Staff September 2, 2009
  • FairPoint denies allegation

    Mainebiz News Staff August 30, 2009

    FairPoint Communications sent a letter to the Vermont Public Service Board Monday, denying allegations that it rigged a demonstration of its software capabilities to prove its readiness to switch over operations from Verizon.

    Mainebiz News Staff August 30, 2009

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Sales of electric vehicles rose by 25% last year, with 17 million sold worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency's recent "Global EV Outlook." The trend is led by China, where half of the new cars sold were EVs. 

In the U.S., sales of EVs increased by 10% last year, but that was off the pace of 2023, when a 40% gain was recorded.  

The report noted a plateauing of sales in Europe, where some countries are rolling back incentives offered to EV buyers.