State transportation officials are also expecting a high number of breakdowns and accidents, and they warn motorists to play it safe.
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Internet provider Viasat gets $4.7 million grant to serve rural Maine
The grant was announced Thursday as part of the FCC’s ‘Connect America’ program to expand broadband to more than 700,000 rural locations nationwide.
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Woman’s lawsuit says she was drugged at Portland firm’s holiday party, then fired after seeking help
Diana Salas said she asked for accommodation for the ensuing stress and was denied, and eventually fired.
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Gauvin buys out co-founder at Freeport Metrics
The software development firm reports strong growth since 2015.
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Two Maine recruitment companies merge
Mix Recruiter and Desintation Occupation will operate under the Destination Occupation name.
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Kittery man who sought investors for cannabis business on Craigslist takes a hit from the SEC
Richard J. Greenlaw has agreed to return $340,000 in proceeds and pay a $50,000 fine after collecting about $500,000 by offering securities without being registered, the Securities and Exchange Commission says.
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Critics say LePage’s support for case challenging protections for LGBT workers puts Maine in a bad light
He joins Republicans in arguing that the Civil Rights Act doesn’t bar companies from firing workers for being gay or transgender, but a spokesman says the governor opposes how the protection was granted, not the protection itself.
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Commerce official to keynote annual meeting of Maine manufacturer advisory group
Carroll Thomas, who strives to increase competitiveness, will speak Oct. 5 at the annual meeting of the Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
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Trump announces agreement with Mexico, but not Canada, on trade deal
Canada, the third party in Trump’s bid to overhaul NAFTA, has not been at the bargaining table in recent weeks.
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Maine small businesses get a look ‘behind the curtain’ of federal research grant decisions
A meeting Friday in Portland offered an inside look at how federal agencies allocate nearly $3 billion in annual funds for emerging technologies.