The Portland region’s estimated total earnings rose 4.2% to nearly $26 billion in 2015, compared with 4.7 percent nationally, and every Maine county saw higher incomes.
2016
Posted inBusiness
JPMorgan Chase to pay $264 million in Chinese bribery case
The company’s Asia affiliate allegedly hired children and friends of Chinese officials to secure banking deals.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
People are Googling the Ku Klux Klan like never before
The phenomenon illustrates how the Klan is now seen as part of current events, rather than a relic of the past.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
South Portland council election on track for Friday recount
City Clerk Emily Scully says requested recounts for two state ballot initiatives won’t delay the process.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
National Intelligence Director James Clapper submits resignation
Members of the House Intelligence Committee jokingly ask him to stay on for four more years.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland to recount ballots in council election
SOUTH PORTLAND — A recount will be conducted Friday to decide the final tally of the Nov. 8 election for two City Council seats. The unofficial third-place finisher, Kate Lewis, requested the recount after losing by 58 votes to second-place finisher Susan Henderson, 4,439 to 4,381. In the seven-person race for two seats, incumbent Councilor Maxine […]
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Hillary Clinton urges backers to ‘never, ever give up’
In her remarks, she never mentions the president-elect by name and makes only an oblique reference to the controversial policies that fueled his rise to the White House.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough council approves construction of 72 apartments
SCARBOROUGH — More than 70 rental apartments will be added to the town’s housing stock after unanimous Town Council approval on Wednesday. The 11-acre project at 79 Mussey Road, proposed by Risbara Properties, will include 36 one-bedroom units priced at $1,250 per month, and 36 two-bedroom units priced at $1,450, with heat and hot water included. […]
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