Jessica Hall

Jessica Hall

Staff Writer

jhall@pressherald.com

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Latest Articles by Jessica Hall


May 21, 2013

NY investment firms buy northern Maine paper company

Twin Rivers, which has facilities in Madawaska and New Brunswick, produces specialty papers and lumber.


May 17, 2013

Old Orchard Beach butter maker faces loss of license

The owners of Kate's Homemade Butter fail to attend a key meeting.


May 14, 2013

Education, internships needed to fill 'skills gap'

Jobs of the future will require science, tech, education, math and communication skills.


May 14, 2013

Computer flaws added to Maine Med financial loss

A new $150 million database failed to bill patients for some services, which has helped lead to a hiring freeze and cuts.


May 13, 2013

Maine Family Businesses Awards presented to six firms

The winning companies come from all over the state. In Maine, about 80 percent of businesses are family owned.


May 11, 2013

Why do hospital costs vary so widely?

A major joint replacement, for example, costs $55,425 at Aroostook Medical Center, but only $5,000 at Northern Maine Medical Center.


May 8, 2013

Democrats split on bill to erase debt to hospitals

Leaders differ on whether to tie the measure to expansion of Maine's Medicaid program.


May 8, 2013

CEI may relocate to Brunswick

The community-development finance institution would move onto the property that currently houses the Brunswick town office and police station.


May 7, 2013

Maine Medical Center announces hiring freeze

The hospital also freezes some travel, cuts its catering costs and reduces overtime to offset a $13.4 million operating loss through the first six months of its fiscal year.


May 7, 2013

As Maine Medical Center makes cuts, other hospitals echo concerns

Hospitals across Maine are struggling with a downturn in elective procedures, bad debts and automatic federal spending cuts that reduced Medicare reimbursements.