The $3.2 billion veterinary medicine powerhouse kept operations going in Russia for four months after the invasion of Ukraine.
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Workers at Morrill teen mental health facility seek to unionize
Employees at Ironwood Maine say they intend to vote to form a union to improve pay, working conditions and standards of care at the residential program and school.
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Our View: Pepper-spray device poor choice for Maine group’s innovation honor
A consumer-market mobile crowd-control system unnecessarily exploits social division.
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Some of Maine’s seasonal businesses are going to extremes to house workers
Tourism-reliant businesses are renting out hotel rooms and private residences to staff, and a few are even building new housing for their seasonal workforce.
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New Gloucester telecom company Otelco rebrands as GoNetspeed
The company was purchased by a private equity firm, which is grouping five telecommunications companies under the same name.
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Sebasco Harbor Resort sold to hotel management firm
The Phippsburg retreat has been sold to Massachusetts-based Giri Hotel Management, which operates nearly two dozen Maine hotels.
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Maine unemployment drops as total jobs nearly reach pre-pandemic level
Maine employers added about 3,400 jobs a month since January, driving the unemployment rate to its lowest point in two years.
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Maine’s tourism industry rebounds from pandemic, but challenges remain
More than 15 million visitors came to Maine last year, and spending ballooned to more than $7 billion.
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Commentary: Let’s focus on what works as we seek to lower health care costs in Maine
A new state-controlled insurance system could lead to high costs and threaten Mainers’ access to the high-quality care they need.
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Maine shifting its focus to making tourism sustainable
Instead of thinking up ways to bring more visitors to the state, the state tourism agency will consider ways to balance tourism with quality of life for the state’s visitors and its residents.