Maine’s restaurant labor shortage intensifies as student employees return to school

Some businesses are cutting back operating hours to deal with the sudden loss of workers.

Pfizer approval makes more Maine employers likely to consider vaccine mandates

But there is opposition to mandates in some quarters, and businesses must try to balance workplace safety against employees' morale, labor shortages and other challenges.

Maine’s recycling market recovers after years-long downturn

The value of household paper, cardboard, metal and plastic surged in the last year as demand for materials intensified.

Photo/Video: Monthly flyover of new Auburn high school

Foundation being built and concrete is pouring at new Edward Little High School.

Skydiving company takes off in first months at Waterville airport

Vacationland Skydiving is now taking people 10,000 feet above the Robert LaFleur Airport after a delayed opening during the pandemic.

Authenticity key ingredient at Tina Thai in Lewiston

Owner Tina Danger prepares traditional Thai dishes from scratch with an uncommon authenticity.

Chef drops high-pressure kitchen to make innovative ice creams at Sabbathday Lake

Photo: The F.X. Marcotte Furniture building gets a paint job

Portland bids farewell to Risbara’s Greenhouse after three decades

Peter and Claudia Risbara are retiring at the end of this week from the business they started in 1991.

Fed chair looks in unlikely place for clues on economy’s future: Lumber

The lumber market shows that basic economic laws are reasserting themselves amid the nation's sometimes clumsy economic reopening.