Article content McDonald’s is investing $100 million to bring customers back to stores after an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions on the fast-food giant’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers. The investments include $65 million that will go directly to the hardest-hit franchises, the company said. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Article content PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An environmental organization has served a notice of intent to sue one of the world’s largest aquaculture companies for violations of the Clean Water Act in Maine _ allegations the fish farmer ardently denies. Conservation Law Foundation contends Cooke Aquaculture’s salmon farming sites off the Maine coast pollute the […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Bruce Schreiner Published Nov 15, 2024 • 2 minute read Article content FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A battery manufacturer has selected Kentucky for a nearly $712 million project to produce industrial-sized batteries used to store and distribute energy, a process seen as […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Joe Reedy Published Nov 14, 2024 • 2 minute read Article content Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, can emerge out of bankruptcy after having its reorganization plan approved Thursday. Judge Christopher Lopez gave the go ahead during […]
Article content ROME (AP) — The city of Florence took new measures Tuesday to crack down on overtourism, just as the Italian government hosts the Group of Seven tourism ministers in the Renaissance city and seeks to significantly boost the country’s place as a top visitor destination. Mayor Sara Funaro’s Cabinet approved a 10-point plan […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Mae Anderson Published Nov 10, 2024 • 4 minute read Article content NEW YORK (AP) — Many veterans who’ve started small businesses tell a similar story: Their military service prepared them mentally for the task, but they were at a disadvantage when […]
Article content MONTREAL — The employers association at the Port of Montreal has issued the dockworkers’ union a “final, comprehensive offer,” threatening to lock out workers at 9 p.m. Sunday if a deal isn’t reached. The Maritime Employers Association says its new offer includes a three per cent salary increase per year for four years […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Teresa Medrano Published Nov 07, 2024 • 3 minute read Article content MADRID (AP) — The catastrophic torrential rains that overflowed rivers and normally dry canals in eastern Spain last week triggered flash floods that submerged entire communities and killed scores of […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business PMN Retail & Marketing Author of the article: The Canadian Press Tara Deschamps Published Nov 06, 2024 • 3 minute read A Cineplex theatre is shown in Ottawa, Friday May 22, 2015.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld Photo by Adrian Wyld /THE CANADIAN PRESS Article content TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says […]
Article content CALGARY — Oilsands producer MEG Energy Corp. expects its full-year 2024 production to come in towards the lower end of its forecast range, in part due to the wildfires that forced a temporary evacuation of its Christina Lake site in July. MEG was one of several oilsands companies with operations in close proximity […]