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Hello Again aims to have something for all tastes

IRON MOUNTAIN — Hello Again LLC offers customers a chance to give new life to unique household items. The business, operated by Julie Munn Huppert, will celebrate its eighth anniversary Oct. 17. Huppert got into the business when the woman who owned the shop was looking to get out of ...

Thomas Theatre Group breaks ground on entertainment facility in Quinnesec

QUINNESEC — Thomas Theatre Group Inc. has started construction on a new 8,500-square-foot Family Entertainment Center at its Quinnesec location. The project is designed to create a memorable entertainment experiences for families and community members across the Upper Peninsula, the ...

Wall Street ticks to more records, led by technology stocks

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged up to more records Thursday as technology stocks kept rising and as Wall Street kept ignoring the shutdown of the U.S. government. The S&P 500 added 0.1% to its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 79 points, or 0.2%, and ...

Average mortgage rate ticks up for second straight week

WASHINGTON (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ticked up for the second straight week following a string of declines that had brought down home borrowing costs to their lowest level in nearly a year. The average long-term mortgage rate rose this week to 6.34% from 6.3% last ...

Walmart plans to remove artificial colors and other food additives by 2027

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart said Wednesday that it plans to remove synthetic food dyes and 30 other ingredients, including some preservatives, artificial sweeteners and fat substitutes, from its store brands sold in the United States by January 2027. The move announced by the the nation’s ...