Voters will now decide whether to borrow $12 million to replenish two loan programs for small businesses.
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.
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Veto of funds for FAME loans disappoints Maine supporters
It’s a lost chance to sustain two programs that help companies thrive and add jobs, a legislator and business officials say.
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Posted inMaine, News
Triple murder suspect got U.S. visa through Portland group
Ibragim Todashev has ties to the Boston Marathon bombers and was killed by FBI agents last year.
Posted inBusiness, News
WMTW moving to Westbrook studio occupied by WPME, WPXT
The space is already broadcast-ready and will require few changes.
Posted inMaine, News
Star treatment as new Nova Scotia ferry arrives in Portland
The ship is escorted with fanfare into the harbor, where it will put the ‘port’ back in Portland when service to-and-from Canada begins, the mayor says.
Posted inBusiness
Goodbye, corner office; hello, workspace cluster
Workspace once reflected your status. In cutting-edge offices today, it reflects what you do.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine report urges steps to prevent shortage of health-care professionals
A Department of Labor’s Center for Workforce Research and Information report suggests boosting state health-care education enrollment and recruiting more workers from outside Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Investment firm buys Maine resort The Cliff House
The Ohio buyer, who joined with two Maine-based hoteliers, plans to renovate the historic resort after the 2015 season.
Posted inBusiness, News
Family Dollar closures might not hit Maine
A commercial real estate broker says the company has expansion plans and might not close locations.
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Probe finds Maine railway failed to reveal 24 incidents before deadly Quebec derailment
Twenty previous derailments, two runaway trains and two unspecified incidents were not reported before a July derailment that killed 47 people, a Canadian agency says.