The company will encourage workers to apply for positions as shipfitters until demand for electrical work increases.
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Cuddledown closes Yarmouth call center with 26 workers, blames labor shortage
The maker of high-end bedding says departing employees are getting assistance, and that its manufacturing facility and Freeport outlet store will remain open.
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Lawsuit calls change in L.L. Bean’s return policy ‘deceptive, unfair’
The claim seeking class-action status is filed in federal court by an Illinois man who calls himself a longtime, loyal Bean customer.
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Owners of hybrids, all-electric vehicles fume over proposal to assess annual fee
Opponents at a public hearing drive home their point that the state plan, aimed at shoring up the highway maintenance fund, is unfair and would punish ‘socially conscious’ consumers.
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British exporter agrees to settle case alleging it avoided U.S. duties
The company tried to skirt import tariffs in shipments of goods to the U.S., including customers in Maine.
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Longtime leader of Maine Lobstermen’s Association to step down
David Cousens, 60, who led the organization for 27 years and guided efforts to conserve the fishery, says rough seas ahead call for new blood at the helm.
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Maine Small Business Development Centers advised 1,400 people in 2017
The program has benefited the state’s economy for 40 years by nurturing thousands of entrepreneurs and startups.
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Dock manager suspected of large-scale theft from Rockland seafood dealer
The owner of J&J Lobster says about $230,000 is missing, but Chad W. Salvas says he is innocent of wrongdoing.
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R.M. Davis announces new equity partners
Maine Women’s Fund announces new directors.
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Several banks announce promotions and new hires
TD Bank officers win award for mortgage lending.