Harvard Pilgrim and Community Health say existing rules are outdated and threaten to implode the health insurance marketplace for small businesses.
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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Hannaford knocked for lack of chemical safety policies
A Portland-based environmental health group rated the top 30 U.S. retailers on their chemical safety policies.
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Seven weeks after breach, state tells 2,100 foster parents that personal data went online
The contractor employee who posted the sensitive data to a public website is fired.
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ImmuCell product gets a boost to help keep more calves healthier
The Portland company’s flagship product, First Defense, gets approved for more uses, which the company expects will lead to increased sales in its fourth quarter.
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For 60 years, Ira Rosenberg has known what it will take to get you in that car today
An 80-year-old car salesman reflects on almost 60 years of selling cars, from the dirty tricks of the past to internet research today and the importance of working your butt off.
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Portland biotech firm ImmuCell completes $20 million expansion
The new facility, which still needs FDA approval, is designed to produce an antibiotics-free treatment for dairy cows.
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Portland’s rent-limit ballot measure conflicts with state evictions law, critics say
They argue that it would keep landlords from quickly removing problem tenants.
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House tax bill would give sizable savings to wealthy Mainers
Married couples who earn more than $500,000 annually and file jointly would benefit the most from the proposal.
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Co-working space designed for women only to open next month in downtown Portland
Men will be welcome, however, as employees and at social and educational events.
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Cross Insurance acquires Portland competitor
The Bangor-based insurance agency said it has purchased the Holden Agency of Portland for an undisclosed sum.