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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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Gary Johnson tells Maine audience his Libertarian ticket offers voters ‘six-lane highway down the middle’
The candidate appears in Portland and Lewiston and says this week’s racially charged comments by Maine’s Republican governor should make voters reconsider their options.
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Auburn developer George Schott sells three retail plazas, buys three hotels
Schott says the hotels in the Portland area and Portsmouth will diversify his holdings and his regional reach.
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Maine home sales dip slightly in July
Single-family home sales were down 2.2 percent from a year earlier, while the median price rose by 4.7 percent.
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Blue Hill food co-op hopes to raise $1 million through crowd investing
It’s the first business in Maine to solicit investments through a state crowdfunding rule that took effect in 2015.
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Trump campaign taps Maine agriculture commissioner as adviser
Walt Whitcomb will serve on the Republican presidential candidate’s 64-member agricultural advisory committee.
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Maine unemployment rate rises to 3.9 percent in July
Officials say the increase from 3.4 percent in March and April is likely part of a ‘directional trend’ and does not indicate a weakening job market.
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Portland lawyer clears Olympic hurdles for banned Russian athlete
Sports lawyer Paul Greene successfully defends Darya Klishina against doping allegations, as she becomes the only Russian track and field athlete allowed to compete in Rio.
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Redzone purchases GWI’s wireless network for undisclosed sum
The deal expands Redzone’s wireless internet service in underserved and Midcoast areas while allowing GWI to focus on its fiber-optic network.
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Eight Maine companies make the 2016 Inc. 5000 list
Sound Rink made the Inc. 500, while Tilson Technology Management placed in the top 5,000 for its sixth consecutive year.