Value of Maine lobster exports to China on pace to triple for 2016
Growing demand for live lobster in Asia has buoyed the state's lobster industry, rapidly pushing up prices.
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Another Public Market House food vendor closing
Granny's Burritos, a downtown Portland mainstay since 1995, will close Sunday or Monday.
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General Motors Canada to move 625 jobs from Ontario to Mexico
Union leaders say the decision 'reeks of corporate greed' and highlights the drawbacks of NAFTA.
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Rumor has Lady Gaga performing from stadium's roof as all stops are pulled out to make a splash.
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The growth in the trade deficit, slowdown of consumer spending affected the GDP, the Commerce Department reported.
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Trump's order to freeze the agency's grants and contracts has contractors, and state and local officials, unsure when or if they will receive money for environmental work.
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The tax would apply to all imports from all countries, and would be paid by American companies.
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The City Council reacted favorably Thursday to the idea of developing residential units at the mile-long site on the east bank of the Kennebec River.
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But the company makes no mention of the requirement that the pipeline be made using American materials.
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As big cable and phone providers add services, it's unclear if consumers will see lower or higher prices.
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State officials want to be the first to label the chemical with warnings that it could cause cancer.
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The automaker calls the almost 400,000 repurchase requests overwhelming.
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Pacific Gas & Electric Co. also must run TV commercials publicizing its pipeline safety convictions.
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The three commissaries are in Everett, Massachusetts; Landover, Maryland; and Atlanta, Georgia.
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The move to curry favor with President Trump may pay off in the long run, and is peanuts for a $49 billion company.
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Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt is leaving effective Jan. 31.
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People are hawking them on eBay for hundreds, even thousands of dollars.
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Think financial firm Goldman Sachs, aerospace giant Boeing and consulting company IBM.
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The Dow's gain comes a day after closing above 20,000 for the first time.
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Overall, 2.1 million Americans are collecting unemployment.
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Enercon Technologies' SpyGlass DS Visualization System lets doctors see into tiny body parts without surgery.
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New models of the old-school phones will debut this year, but they are not made by same companies.
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The CEO is looking to grow from five major markets to 26, raising the prospect of more business conflicts for the man in the White House.
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But executives bristle at the perception the bank will gain an advantage.
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Compiling returns can be painful, especially when the federal government keeps changing the rules.
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The resulting problem of departures through attrition might actually be Trump's true goal.
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Analysis: The tricky balance will be to keep stocks from tanking while the Fed maintains realistic rates.
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Though owner Michael Landgarten hires workers who have visas, he believes there is 'considerable fear' about deportations in an industry that relies on immigrant workers.
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Among the startups are companies developing rockets, digital game cards, energy-efficient windows and soldiers' rations.
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Brisk activity, especially in southern Maine, made for the highest number of transactions in the 18 years the Maine Association of Realtors has been tracking sales.
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The bus service said it had 1.8 million riders last year, a 15 percent increase from 2015.
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Other major U.S. stock indexes also close at all-time highs, with financial services companies posting the biggest gains.
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Two Kittery restaurants are part of the loosely defined and largely symbolic movement.
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Quality Shop co-owner Mike Shamos wants to retire and let 'young people' take over the business in Deering Center that has survived decades of industry turmoil.
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Americold Logistics has asked for an increased height limit to allow a 68-foot-tall facility on the waterfront, but board members say they don't know enough about the plan.
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American automakers would face hard choices on how to offset the cost, where to build plants, profit levels and more.