The performance compares with a national average of 4.2 percent.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Crime
Ex-Maine lawmaker convicted of stealing $3 million from widows he ‘groomed for years’
Robert Kenneth Lindell is found guilty on 15 counts of securities fraud in what authorities call one of Maine’s worst cases of elder financial abuse.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
For a World War II veteran, some dangers of war lingered unseen for years
Conrad Lebourdais recalls historic events he witnessed in World War II.
Posted inBusiness
Signaling a better bottom line, L.L. Bean to award holiday bonuses
The gifts to employees reflect improved sales this fall and more stability after a difficult year.
Posted inLocal & State
Man dies at Portland YMCA
The 60-year-old man suffers an apparent medical emergency, said a Y official.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, Politics
Mainers turn out in higher-than-usual numbers for historic election
Voters will choose a new governor and legislators, as well as answering 5 statewide ballot questions and weighing in on the balance of power in Congress.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland’s historic Danforth Inn headed to the auction block
But the owners hope to stave off the auction and complete a sale to interested new buyers.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
As Maine’s population ‘super ages,’ the state’s economy faces frailty
It won’t be long before one in four Mainers is at least 65, and that could hurt the state’s bond rating and tax revenues, further shrink the workforce and stall economic growth.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Spectrum digital cable, with eventual fee, may be coming to televisions near you
The conversion means boxes will replace cabling that runs into TVs, and after a year, some customers will pay monthly rental charges totaling $90 or more annually.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Defense contractor to buy Waterboro’s Howe and Howe, creator of futuristic vehicles like Ripsaw
The company with products that have appeared in a movie and on TV will remain in the town after the sale to Textron, and may expand and add jobs.