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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Visitors find lots to dig at Yarmouth Clam Festival
Lime rickeys, clam-shucking, carnival rides, art sales and other attractions are all in the service of charitable fundraising.
More than 600 customers sue CMP, claiming the company overcharged them, then gave them ‘the cold shoulder’
The complaint requests class-action status and damages for clients who say their bills soared and the company was slow to look into the problem.
Regulators open new probe into complaint that CMP has been gouging customers
A group of customers alleges that Central Maine Power’s rates exceed the PUC’s limit for return on equity.