Marketplace shifts – plummeting demand, growing consolidation – add uncertainty to a state already facing burdensome energy costs.
J. Craig Anderson
J. Craig Anderson is a seasoned business reporter who covers a wide range of topics including banking, finance, real estate, technology and entrepreneurism. Originally from Arizona, Craig graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arizona journalism school and has gone on to report for a variety of business and consumer publications such as the Business Journal of Phoenix, the Las Vegas Sun and the Arizona Republic. His work has earned him national recognition including Sigma Delta Chi and APA Journalism awards. Craig also served in the Army for four years, working as an intelligence analyst and Arabic linguist for the National Security Agency in Maryland. He currently lives in Freeport.
Posted inBusiness, News, Politics
Maine’s candidates for governor spar over efforts to preserve paper mill jobs
Meanwhile, managers of the Bucksport mill targeted for closure say they tried diversifying and other tactics but found no solutions.
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Posted inBusiness
Crowd-funded South Portland firm looks up to bring down cost of winter
The startup has exceeded its initial fundraising goal for producing Hot-Tubes.
Posted inBusiness, News
Critical concerns arise in Great Northern bankruptcy case
Badly needed jobs and clean local drinking water are at stake as a Delaware court handles a request to liquidate the East Millinocket paper mill’s assets.
Posted inBusiness
Area startups may apply for SBA grants
ScaleUp America will allocate up to $1.6 million over a five-year period.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
MEMIC Group to pay record dividends to policyholders
The average check will be $1,040, although some will top $250,000, based on an employer’s paid premium.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Great Northern creditors want bankruptcy case moved to Maine
Three of the nearly 1,000 creditors have asked the court to transfer the paper mill’s liquidation from Delaware.
Posted inBusiness
TechWalk draws 90 exhibitors
The University of Maine will have a strong presence at the second annual event in Bangor on Thursday.
Posted inBusiness, News
Biddeford firm wins $10 million contract to design upgrades for Navy facilities
Oak Point Associates’ first job will be an $800,000 project to repair and improve three buildings at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery.
Posted inBusiness, Problem Solved
Problem Solved: Breakage threatened to shatter Conversation Glass
The solution: An innovative packaging process that uses foam insulation to dramatically reduce breakage.