Bah, humbug: Layoffs, closings and other 'hard' news in 2024
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After nine generations, Maxwell's Farm in Cape Elizabeth closed its strawberry fields forever this year.
From layoffs to closings and a few severe storms, Maine businesses weathered their share of rough patches in 2024. Here are links to 10 stories, including some Mainebiz exclusives, for this year's Grinch files.
WEX to cut around 70 jobs locally in new 'business assessment' (April)
Spring storm brings snow, wind rain — and more power outages (April)
Covetrus lays off some employees in restructuring (June)
WEX to lay off 375 employees worldwide, becoming latest Maine employer to downsize (June)
After nine generations, Cape Elizabeth farm closes strawberry fields forever (July)
TD Bank plans another Maine bank branch closure this summer (July)
Global tech outage early Friday causes some disruptions in Maine (July)
Maine lighthouses among 2024 list of 'most endangered historic places' (September)
Friday Food Insider: Maine’s coffee shops continue to face challenges (November)
Rising labor costs, rents blamed for Portland's 'restaurant apocalypse' (December)
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