Two courts will make the final ruling Thursday on the acquisition of MM&A Railway, which went bankrupt after a tragic derailment in Quebec.
Jessica Hall
State sends erroneous tax collection letter to 1,000 Mainers
Residents receive letters demanding payment of taxes and penalties that they don’t owe.
Verso Paper to idle Bucksport mill for two weeks
The company employs about 560 workers at the mill.
Maine awards wholesale liquor contract to Augusta company
Pine State Trading is already doing the warehousing and distribution as a subcontractor. Terms of the lucrative 10-year deal were not disclosed.
Billion-dollar merger may affect three Maine paper mills
Verso Paper will acquire NewPage Holdings in a $1.4 billion deal. The two employ 2,250 workers in the state.
Time Warner will keep NECN after protests
Subscribers and politicians convince the company to reverse its plan to drop New England Cable News.
Maine unemployment rate dips again
The drop in Maine’s unemployment rate follows a national trend: Only five states had no change.
Portland Pirates get new majority owner
Ron Cain, who had been a minority investor, wants to restart lease talks with the civic center and get the team back in Portland.
Maine shoppers flood local stores on Black Friday
And the deals will keep coming on Small Business Saturday.
On busy day, traffic runs smoothly at Portland jetport
Officials say security lines were faster because of a TSA fast-track program.