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Bangor

  • EMMC, nurses ratify contract

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 5, 2011

    Nurses at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor approved a new contract agreement this week by a slim 51%-49% margin, ending months of negotiations.

  • EMMC, nurses union reach agreement

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 29, 2011

    A second strike at Eastern Maine Medical Center has been averted, after unionized registered nurses and the hospital reached a tentative contract agreement late Thursday night.

  • Revenues fall at Hollywood Slots

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 22, 2011

    Bangor's Hollywood Slots saw its revenue slide nearly 6% in the first quarter of 2011 compared with the same period one year ago.

  • EMHS, MaineHealth join cost-saving group

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 19, 2011

    Two Maine-based health care organizations have joined a regional purchasing coalition aimed at lowering costs.

  • Financing sets Bangor arena apart

    Doug Kesseli May 16, 2011

    In a resounding decision reverberating across the state, Bangor residents recently approved a $65 million arena and convention center, an economic development effort that has proven elusive elsewhe

  • Cianbro module headed for Canada

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 11, 2011

    A massive module built by Cianbro Corp. for a nickel processing plant in Newfoundland will soon be transported to its destination.

  • Acadia Hospital CEO steps down

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 4, 2011

    David Proffitt, president and CEO of a Bangor mental health hospital recently cited for safety violations, has resigned.

  • Federal cuts threaten UMaine lab

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 29, 2011

    A research laboratory at the University of Maine is slated to close and its 18 employees left jobless, now that its federal funding has been cut.

  • UMaine picks new president

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 15, 2011

    Paul Ferguson, the former vice chancellor of academic affairs at Southern Illinois University, is the new president of the University of Maine.

  • Ex-concrete company owner sued

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 14, 2011

    The U.S. Department of Labor is suing the former head of now-defunct Gagne Precast Concrete Products in Veazie for inflating the value of the company's stock and stealing $1.1 million.

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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. 

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