Tina Fischer

1 week ago | savingseafood.org | Tina Fischer

April 15, 2025 — Maine fishermen who participate in the federal Northern Gulf of Maine scallop fishery are stuck in regulatory limbo after the federal agency charged with implementing annual catch limits shut down the fishery temporarily last week. Policy changes under the Trump administration sidelined the quota system last week. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had set “default” quotas while a final funding decision was pending, but that 350,000-pound limit has been reached.

1 week ago | handelszeitung.ch | Tina Fischer

Weit hinten im Emmental wohnt ein Tüftler, dessen Fluch es ist, stets seiner Zeit voraus zu sein. Philippe Kohlbrenner, heute 61 Jahre alt, musste mit 30 Jahren für die Arbeit täglich dreihundert Höhenmeter bewältigen. Das fiel ihm auch mit Übung nicht leichter. Also grübelte er an einer Lösung: Er verbaute einen Scheibenwischermotor an seinem Fahrrad. So entstand im Jahr 1993 der «rote Büffel».

2 weeks ago | pme.ch | Tina Fischer

La machine à café est le sismographe du monde du bureau. C'est ici, entre l'expresso et le thé, que se déroule l'échange informel d'informations: les nouvelles du quotidien. Les félicitations pour une étape importante franchie par l'équipe. Mais aussi le mécontentement à l'égard du patron ou les rumeurs sur les chiffres financiers. Les commérages de bureau font partie du quotidien de l'entreprise. Mais ils ne sont pas toujours dans l'intérêt des dirigeants.

2 weeks ago | mainebiz.biz | Tina Fischer

Processing Your Payment Please do not leave this page until complete. This can take a fewmoments. Several Maine construction firms have made changes in their head offices over the past year as owners and longtime company presidents have either retired or stepped aside from day-to-day management.

2 weeks ago | mainebiz.biz | Tina Fischer

Processing Your Payment Please do not leave this page until complete. This can take a fewmoments. The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine has been notified that a three-year, $224,143 grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services has been cancelled.