Pam Allen is as fluent in the language of yarn as she is in the lingo of business. She converses easily about the history of American wool, low-micron-count mohair and […]
Superb summer weather in Maine has done more than make a drought-weary nation envious of the Pine Tree State. It is pushing the completion of a 1,100-mile fiber optic network ahead of schedule by two to three months.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reports that student debt has climbed to $904 billion in the first quarter, a debt load that is being blamed for everything from lagging first-time home sales to a spike in depression among college students. The increase is due, predictably, to steep college costs, cutbacks in financial aid and a weak job market. Student loan debt now exceeds what Americans owe on credit cards or auto loans.