NorthStar EMS and Paramedic Alliance for Community Emergencies will soon be known as MaineHealth Emergency Medical Services.
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
Why hotter summers are causing headaches for Maine chocolatiers
Climate change is forcing local chocolate shops to adapt their shipping practices or risk their jewel-like bonbons arriving at destinations as ‘chocolate soup packages.’
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Posted inBusiness
From dysfunctional to functional — the Auburn-Lewiston airport is gaining traction
Airport operations, fuel sales up more than 30% as airport looks ahead to new projects and revenue opportunities.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Sensors can read your sweat and predict overheating. Here’s why privacy advocates care
As global temperatures rise and summer months bring record high temperatures, employers are exploring wearable technologies to keep workers safe
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Is small-scale wind power Maine’s next big thing?
Energy and agricultural officials, developers and others met in Freeport to begin looking at how Maine can establish small wind projects, comparable to rooftop solar panels.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation & World
Takeaways from Fed Chair Powell’s speech on interest rate cuts
Investors now expect the Fed to start cutting rates at its next meeting in September.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World, News
Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost
The announcement also comes as the government is once again urging people to get an updated COVID-19 booster, ahead of the fall and winter respiratory virus season.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Tiny Imaginations opens play space for young children in Winthrop
The new play space, which opened earlier this month, is one of only a few like it in central Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
‘Taking on a new life’: Day care to open at former China Dine-ah
The barroom that once housed live music and late-night parties has swapped barstools for playpens as a former staple of central Maine’s food scene finds new life.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Justice Dept. files suit accusing RealPage of enabling landlords to collude to raise rents
Attorneys general in several states have separately sued RealPage alleging an illegal price-fixing scheme over its algorithmic pricing software.