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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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Holy Donut owner named SBA business person of the year
Leigh Kellis was chosen based on her business’s growth and community contributions.
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Outdated computer system led Maine labor department to contractor that got hacked
An unknown number of Mainers’ Social Security numbers were stolen in a data breach at America’s JobLink, which took over the Department of Labor’s technology services in July.
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Maine home sales down, values up in February
Sales were down nearly 13 percent compared with a year earlier, but the median price shot up 12.5 percent.
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Hack of state’s job-matching vendor puts Mainers’ personal data at risk
The Maine Department of Labor outsourced its job bank services in July to Kansas-based America’s JobLink, which suffered a data breach.
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Gorham manufacturer Mega Industries lands $7 million in new contracts
The microwave components maker recently expanded to 60 employees and plans to hire 12 more.
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Amazon to begin collecting Maine sales tax April 1
The decision is part of a broad policy reversal for the e-commerce giant.
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Maine entrepreneur brings digital efficiency to producers of food and its retail buyers
CashStar co-founder David Stone is launching Forager, a digital platform kind of like Amazon.com but for wholesalers of locally sourced foods, with plans to take it nationwide.
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Credit union for Maine farmers, other food producers a big step closer
Leaders bring in 15 organizers as they work to form a lender just for entities in the food economy, and one of them is Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, whose grandfather helped establish the modern credit union system.
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Party in Sunday River golf dispute buys club’s assets at auction for $700,000
Newry Holdings, which is fighting Harris Golf in court over ownership of the golf course, was the sole bidder.