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Major Augusta lease to house Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Jessica Hall October 12, 2021The Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife will consolidate four offices under one roof and gain storage and meeting space.
'Maine Cabin Masters' takes on Phish passion project, courtesy of UMPI
Laurie Schreiber October 12, 2021Twenty-foot-tall figures heralded the entrance to the band Phish’s IT Festival in 2003. The University of Maine at Presque Isle later acquired the figures, which now need restoration. A cabin master who’s a passionate Phish fan is thrilled by the…
Long-time Lewiston pawnshop building generates interest from cannabis retailer
Laurie Schreiber October 8, 2021The buyer has a cannabis growing operation in Turner and plans to renovate the building to put in a cannabis retail operation, said the broker. The seller, 75, shuttered the shop last spring after contracting COVID-19.
Harold Alfond Foundation awards $1M grant to expansion of Augusta special needs center
Jessica Hall October 8, 2021The foundation awarded the grant in tribute to the Children’s Center’s long-time legacy supporters, former Central Maine Power Co. CEO David Flanagan, and his wife, Kaye. The grant comes after two other major gifts to the center.
Maine lab gets $10M to find ways to decrease, um, gas output from cows
Staff Updated: October 8, 2021The grant will bolster research into algae-based feed supplements as a way to increase environmental sustainability in the dairy industry while improving milk production. The product must benefit both the industry and environment, said researchers.
JAX names California biotech veteran as president and CEO, succeeding Edison Liu
William Hall October 5, 2021The biomedical research institute, which has its headquarters in Bar Harbor, will be headed by a scientific leader from BioMarin Pharmaceutical. Liu, who has led JAX for a decade, announced his decision to leave the post earlier this year.
Bates College faculty, staff seek to form union
Jessica Hall October 5, 2021The union, the Bates Educators & Staff Organization, would be affiliated with the Maine Service Employees Association. Organizers say unionizing is an effort to improve working conditions and compensation and expand diversity efforts.
Colby gets $7M gift to expand financial aid for Maine students
Renee Cordes Updated: October 5, 2021The gift, from the namesake trust of Colby alumnus George G. Petrikas, will create a financial aid fund to support high school graduates from Bangor and Waterville who enroll at the college.
MA sanitation company opens its first Maine location at Gardiner business park
Laurie Schreiber October 4, 2021The park is viewed as a central location in a business-friendly city. “It’s time to take the next step and deliver to the state of Maine from a Maine location,” said the Massachusetts franchise owner.
With grant, Maine hopes to reignite interest in coworking and collaborative workspaces
Staff October 1, 2021Coworking and collaborative workspaces were growing in popularity across the state in 2019, but interest slumped in 2020. This week the state launched a grant program to create more spaces and support entrepreneurship.
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The days after Thanksgiving are the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. Many shoppers are already setting their sights on the whirlwind of holiday shopping — Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.
Major retailers like Walmart, Target, Amazon and Best Buy have already launched early deals, giving shoppers a head start on savings.
A record 186.9 million people plan to shop from midnight on Black Friday through Cyber Monday, according to a consumer survey by the National Retail Federation. The figure is up by more than 3 million total shoppers from last year's record.
The National Retail Federation forecast also calls for holiday spending to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, with sales predicted to grow between 3.7% and 4.2% from 2024.
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