Efficient high-speed rail networks are already staple of many European and Asian countries. President Obama outlined an ambitious plan today to bring the United States up to speed--literally. It won't be cheap.READ»
I learned an important fact a couple of days ago. I can't throw my funky energy-efficient lightbulbs I recently bought at Target to help keep my electric bill down can't simply be thrown away in 12 years when they burn out. There's ...READ»
In the span of 15 minutes on Tuesday I was laid off from my job managing MaineBusiness.com and given a new job as a night content producer for the Portland Press Herald. I went from working from 6am to 2pm, Monday through Friday and ...READ»
I don’t care if you’re 25 or 55 – putting money away for your retirement years is a necessity. I have compiled some figures from a Fidelity study released yesterday that I got from an article in the Boston Globe.
A ...READ»
Have you heard about the new tobacco pouches? I hadn’t either until I opened the latest issue of Advertising Age. The new pouches – called snus -- look like tiny tea-bag pouches and don’t require a spittoon. They just sit ...READ»
The Boston Globe reports that the unemployment rate in Maine is the highest it has been in 10 years to 5.4 percent for May.
Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman said last month's increase was "unusually large," adding that ...READ»
Sovereign Bank has a new television ad out that stars Jerry Remy – the Red Sox analyst on NESN.
I didn’t get this ad at first, even though I know who Jerry Remy is. I read further on down the Boston.com story and found out ...READ»
The current economic crisis hasn’t affected U.S. Internet advertising spending, according to Massachusetts-based global market intelligence firm IDC. Total revenue for the first quarter increased by 23.9 percent. And although ...READ»
When I first heard about James Hook & Co. lobster business going up in flames I thought to myself “the owners probably torched it on purpose.” It’s expensive to be in the lobster business in New England these days. Not only ...READ»
