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Bangor

  • Bangor Beacon Community health care project to launch

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 23, 2010

    A community health care project funded by nearly $13 million in federal aid and headed up by Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems will officially launch next week.

  • Brewer builder wins $13.2M Army contract

    September 23, 2010

    Brewer construction firm Nickerson & O'Day has won a $13.2 million contract for continued work on a Maine Army National Guard training center in Bangor.

  • Mallinckrodt appeals HoltraChem ruling

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 21, 2010

    As planned, Mallinckrodt officials have filed an appeal of an environmental clean-up plan for the former HoltraChem facility in Orrington.

  • Diamond departs UMS for opportunities in Arkansas

    September 16, 2010

    John Diamond, a longtime presence in the Bangor area and an outspoken advocate for higher education, has only a little more than one week left in the Queen City. On Sept.

  • Chamber to host forums on economic development

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 16, 2010

    The Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce is hosting a series of breakfast forums focusing on economic development in the region.

  • Hannaford buys Hampden grocery store

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 13, 2010

    Scarborough-based Hannaford Bros. Co. has completed a deal to buy a grocery store in Hampden for an undisclosed sum.

  • Verizon call center hiring 20

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 10, 2010

    The Verizon Wireless call center in Bangor, the company's only northern New England facility, is hiring 20 more employees.

  • Questions remain in Maine Blood Center closing

    Doug Kesseli September 9, 2010

    After more than eight years, the Maine Blood Center in Bangor has shuttered its doors, effectively eliminating a dozen jobs, the apparent result of softening demand for some of its blood products.

  • Cianbro nets new Brewer contract

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 9, 2010

    A new contract is expected to bring at least 100 jobs to Cianbro Corp.'s Eastern Manufacturing Facility in Brewer.

  • Bangor health clinic lays off 10

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 3, 2010

    Penobscot Community Health Care in Bangor has laid off 10 employees and plans to leave two other positions unfilled.

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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.