Forager, a Portland startup that helps restaurants and grocers procure locally grown products, is now in six states with plans to roll out nationwide.
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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Cumberland County working to provide models for municipal broadband networks
Using a federal grant, the county has issued a request for proposals to develop a guide for how towns and cities could collaborate on wiring their region.
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Maine employers to get record dividends from workers’ comp insurer MEMIC
The Portland-based workers’ compensation insurer said Maine employers will receive a total of $22 million in November.
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Collins, King urge USDA to fund broadband in ‘geographically challenged’ areas
They cite a statistic that of the 24 million U.S. households that lack broadband service, 80 percent are in rural areas.
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Westbrook software firm raises $1.25 million in venture capital
Davo Technologies has closed on a funding round led by Anania & Associates Investment Co.
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BIW wins $3.9 billion contract for 4 destroyers, while rival will build 6
The contract will keep Bath shipbuilders busy through 2022, although the Navy ordered six of the ships from Huntington Ingalls Industries.
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SBA awards grant to Maine International Trade Center
The $344,500 grant will be used to help small businesses in Maine increase their export sales.
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Portland approves new downtown headquarters for Vets First Choice
The 170,000-square-foot facility would feature space for more than 1,500 employees including offices, a pharmacy, a fulfillment center and software and data science labs.
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Eastern Maine Healthcare to become Northern Light Health
The health care system says its new name will reflect its current reach, which extends beyond eastern Maine.
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Maine unemployment rate ticked up slightly in August
The preliminary, seasonally adjusted estimate of 3.2 percent is higher than July’s rate but still lower than a year earlier.