Maine Harvest Credit Union would offer mortgages and business loans exclusively to farmers and food entrepreneurs to boost the state’s agricultural economy.
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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Time & Temperature Building gets new owner as auction ends with $9.3 million bid
The iconic but neglected 14-story office building has gone through foreclosure and an exodus of tenants in recent years.
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Bid reaches $5.25 million for Portland’s Time & Temperature building
The auction for the iconic 14-story Portland office building runs through Thursday afternoon.
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San Francisco retailer to open customer service center in Portland
Grove Collaborative, which sells all-natural products on a subscription basis, plans to hire up to 100 consumer ‘guides’ within the first year to assist online shoppers.
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Maine hotelier Tom Walsh, who owned the Samoset and other properties, dies
The Bangor native built a portfolio of more than 100 hotels that stretches from Canada to Florida and includes many of New England’s most notable properties.
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How will Maine’s economy fare under the next governor?
Maine’s four gubernatorial candidates favor different approaches to workforce development, economic incentives, housing costs and boosting private industry.
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Portland conduit for farm-to-table food supply is growing with the flow
Forager, a Portland startup that helps restaurants and grocers procure locally grown products, is now in six states with plans to roll out nationwide.
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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.