OK , with all due respect to Mrs. Robinson, here’s one word for the future: Bioplastics. Some folks in Maine believe that concept – using green materials from plants, trees, etc. to make plastic fibers – can hold promise for … Continue reading
Robert Zoellick, the president of the World Bank Group, plans to visit Unity College on Friday. According to a Monday release, Zoellick’s brother is chair of the college’s board of trustees. This will be Zoellick’s first visit to Unity College, … Continue reading
The Natural Resources Council of Maine is using the recent warm winter weather to point out the potential impact of increasing temperatures on Maine’s hunting and fishing economy. The group references a U.S. Census Bureau report, the National Survey of … Continue reading
The Maine Department of Labor was one of eight states cited at a national conference for its efforts to prevent, detect and recover improper unemployment payments. According to a release from the department, last June, the U.S. Department of Labor … Continue reading
Hey! It’s another week, and that means yet another Forbes list that mentions Maine in some way! This time, after spinning the wheel of Forbes, it’s a positive bit of news for Maine! Well, for southern Maine, at least. Forbes … Continue reading
The U.S. Navy has issued a $38 million contract for additional modernization work to be done at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, an important southern Maine employer in Kittery. The contract, to Massachusetts-based Environmental Chemical Corp., will allow for energy and … Continue reading
Friday is the last day to nominate a business for the 2012 Governor’s Award for Business Excellence competition. The program, sponsored by FairPoint Communications, will recognize Maine’s strongest businesses, large or small, for their contribution to the local economy, according … Continue reading
The state Public Utilities Commission has set standard offer service electricity prices for large commercial and industrial customers for the month of April – prices that reflect a 25 to 35 percent drop over the same period a year ago, … Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Justice has pushed back a deadline for hotels, motels and other lodging businesses to install handicap lifts by their pools and hot tubs by 60 days, with the possibility of pushing it back even further. As … Continue reading
Cheese from Pineland Farms Creamery in New Gloucester will soon be offered at regional Department of Defense commissaries, a new arrangement that company officials hope will lead to greater things. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, suggested that Pineland Farms check out … Continue reading
