manufacturing
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2022
U.S. warns that computer chip shortage could shut down factories
The chips used in the production of automobiles and medical devices are especially scarce.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2021
Beans to an end: Mainers share sweet memories connected to B&M’s homey products
Reminiscing about traditional Saturday night suppers, they say eating B&M beans still provide 'a connection back to the past.'
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2021
Portland has changed and you can really smell the difference
A generation ago the city's signature smells included J.J. Nissen Bakery, Jordan's Meats and the soon-to-close B&M Baked Beans plant. Today the city's aroma includes whiffs of coffee roasting, food trucks, breweries and oil tanks.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2021
Maine Voices: Why Sen. Collins’ proposed tax on electric vehicles is a good idea
The prescient plan that she and Sen. Portman support will help fund infrastructure, will plug a loophole and will initially serve as a levy on wealth.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2021
Maine Voices: Landmark new Maine law more fairly allocates products’ real costs
Gov. Mills should sign L.D. 1541, so towns and cities won’t have to keep picking up the tab for product disposal and recycling.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2021
Commentary: Good news for the planet – protecting public lands and making electric vehicles
It bodes well for our chances of reaching net-zero emissions that President Biden is discouraging oil and gas extraction and GM is committing itself to electric cars.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2021
Biden orders review of U.S. supply chains for vital goods
The president aims to boost manufacturing jobs by strengthening the domestic supply of advanced batteries, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals and semiconductors.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2021
Biden plans to sign order for government to buy more U.S. goods
The United States has shed roughly 540,000 factory jobs since last February as the coronavirus pandemic hurled the world's largest economy into recession.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2020
Maine fabrics manufacturer accuses Belarus of ‘dumping’ in U.S. market
The head of Auburn Manufacturing Inc. says her prices are being undercut by the European country's cheaper products.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2020
Our View: Medical supply manufacturing moved overseas, and now we’re paying for it
The federal government should make more investments like those in Guilford-based Puritan, so we’ll have important supplies when we need them.
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