Tag: Canada
U.S. economy grows at 2.8% pace in third quarter on consumer...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The American economy expanded at a healthy 2.8% annual pace from July through September on strong consumer spending and a surge in...
Plant workers suspended, terminated after broken wind turbine incident
PROVIDENCE – Some employees at a plant in Canada have been either suspended or fired following an investigation into why a turbine in the...
Report finds that America is catching and eating a little less...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – The volume and value of America's commercial fishing industry both fell according to newly released federal figures, though members of the industry...
TD Bank to pay $3B in historic money-laundering settlement with the...
WASHINGTON (AP) – TD Bank will pay approximately $3 billion in a historic settlement with U.S. authorities who said Thursday that the financial institution's lax...
Lobster fishermen say tiny change in legal sizes could disrupt imperiled...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Gerry Cushman has seen Maine's iconic lobster industry survive numerous threats in his three decades on the water, but the latest...
Car dealerships are being disrupted by a multi-day outage after cyberattacks...
NEW YORK (AP) – Car dealerships across North America have faced major disruptions this week.
CDK Global, a company that provides software for thousands of auto...
U.S. growth slowed sharply last quarter to 1.6% pace
WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation's economy slowed sharply last quarter to a 1.6% annual pace in the face of high interest rates, but consumers...
R.I. prepares for Hurricane Lee
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is now preparing for Hurricane Lee, just days after a tornado moved through the state.
Although the Category 1 hurricane is...
Arpin International Group acquires U.S.-Canada border moving company
WEST WARWICK – Arpin International Group announced Tuesday it has acquired Stephens Moving Services, a Florida-based company that specializes in United States-Canada cross-border moves...
Feds deny emergency call to slow ships, ease whale strikes
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – The U.S. government has denied a request from a group of environmental organizations to immediately apply proposed ship-speed restrictions in...