Acquisition of rival creates giant in pharmacy benefits Express Scripts Inc. said Monday that it completed its $29.1 billion acquisition of Medco Health Solutions Inc., creating the largest pharmacy benefits manager in the country by far. The closing came after the Federal Trade Commission voted to close its investigation into the deal, clearing the last […]
2012
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Beef processor files for Chapter 11
Already-struggling AFA Foods says the demand for its products has fallen amid the ‘pink slime’ controversy.
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Avon gives buyout bid from Coty the brush-off
Avon calls the $10 billion offer from its smaller rival too low to be serious, but it’s also in a weak position.
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Theater Review: Portland Stage’s ‘Heroes’ offers escape for us all
PORTLAND — We all inevitably, barring untimely tragedy, grow old. It’s an inescapable fact of life, but does growing old mean we have to relinquish the successes, hopes, dreams, desires and aspirations that make us who we are? Or can we still be heroes to those in our lives, and possibly even to ourselves? “Heroes,” […]
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What to do if credit card data breach suspected
Card users are six times as likely to be fraud or ID theft victims after a breach, so consider precautions.
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U.S. factories step up hiring and production
But a separate report says construction spending slowed in February for the second month in a row.
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Datebook, April 3, 2012
Today “Business Concepts,” 2 to 5 p.m., SCORE offices, 100 Middle St., Portland. First of a five-part series to assist business startups. Series cost is $135; single sessions are $35. For more information and reservations, visit www.scoremaine.com or call 772-1147 weekday mornings. Pub Hub, 6 to 8 p.m., networking for the tech community with speaker […]
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On the Move
NEW FACES • Tom Watson joined Dummond Woodsum as a member of the firm’s business services and trial services groups. Watson was previously with Wiggin & Nourie Law Firm in New Hampshire. • Krista Rogers was named senior team leader and AmeriCorps volunteer for the Maine Conservation Corps. Rogers, of Bath, is a 2004 […]
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City OKs Mumford & Sons concert on Eastern Prom
More than 12,000 fans are expected for the Aug. 4 outdoor show by the British folk-rockers.
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GSA head resigns amid reports of lavish spending
General Services Administration expenses for a 2010 training conference reportedly included $3,200 for a mind reader, $6,300 on a commemorative coin set and $75,000 on a training exercise to build a bicycle.