FairPoint Is Bouncing Back
FairPoint Communications announced Wednesday that it is on better footing than three months ago, the company has finished cutting more than 200 jobs in the past year, and it will have the option to use federal money to build out broadband. FairPoint was in the black in the second quarter, which runs from April to July, even though the company lost $45.2 million in the first three months of the year. The news marks the first time the...
Just Another Day at City Hall
Los Angeles City Council Approves Landmark Minimum Wage Increase Los Angeles — Moving to the forefront of a national campaign to boost the incomes of low-wage workers, Los Angeles lawmakers voted Wednesday to approve an ordinance hiking the citywide minimum wage to at least $15 an hour by 2020. With the Wednesday action, which requires one more procedural vote by the City Council and the mayor’s signature, LA is slated to become the...
Europe Goes After Google On Anti-Trust
Europe’s top antitrust regulator, announced Wednesday that she was formally accusing Google of violating European antitrust laws by favoring its search results over those from competitors. While an investigation of Google had dragged on for five years without result, Margrethe Vestager’s decision to aggressively target one of the most successful U.S. businesses — a move criticized by President Obama — suddenly kick-starts the European...
Planting the Seeds of Partnership
Randolph — With mucky fields peeking out from under the fast-melting snow, it won’t be long before this year’s crops start sprouting up across the Upper Valley. And as hunger for local food grows, an event last week connected Vermont food producers and prospective buyers. The “matchmaker” food show at Vermont Technical College featured a version of speed dating, pairing 56 food makers and farmers with all sorts of organizations...
