The charitable gift is from Atlanta-based restaurant chain Tropical Smoothie Cafe.
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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Massachusetts man convicted of heroin trafficking in Maine
Myron ‘Templer’ Crosby Jr. of Springfield supplied over a kilogram of heroin to drug dealers in the Newport area, the U.S. Attorney’s Office says.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Commerce Department upholds tariffs on Canadian newsprint
The agency does reduce most of them from the initial levels, but the harm is already being done to U.S. newspapers.
Posted inBusiness
Idexx reports double-digit earnings growth in second quarter
The Westbrook veterinary diagnostics firm says sales of premium instruments were ‘unprecedented’ for the quarter and net income rose 29 percent from a year earlier.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Wex reports strong earnings growth, plans to hire 175 workers in Maine
The company says it needs the additional staff by the end of the year to help with new contracts from fuel producers Shell Oil Co. and Chevron Corp.
Posted inHealth, Life & Culture, Local & State, News, Politics
Advocates of in-home care referendum call it fairness; critics call it a scam
Opponents says the ballot measure is more concerned with pushing pro-labor policies than expanding access to care for the elderly and disabled.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
N.H. manufacturing firm relocates to Maine, partly lured by state’s incentives
Paradise Machine Co. is moving across the border to Fryeburg, aided by the Maine & Co. business-development nonprofit based in Portland.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
ImmuCell of Portland sells technology to British firm
The company said the assets were not essential to the business and were part of an initiative it ultimately scrapped.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Median sale price for existing, single-family Maine homes jumps 11%
Sales volume also rises in June, by 3% compared to the same period last year.
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Portland startup uses rhythm to help stroke victims walk better
MedRhythms is using sensors, software and music to help people who have suffered brain injuries recover their walking functions.