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  • Published
    May 2, 2012

    Bar Harbor Bankshares acquires Border Trust Co.

    Bar Harbor Bankshares, which operates 12 bank branches, said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Augusta-based Border Trust Co.

  • Published
    April 28, 2012

    Pratt & Whitney to add 400 jobs

    NORTH BERWICK — Pratt & Whitney expects to add 400 jobs at its jet engine manufacturing plant over the next four years, bringing its work force to 1,700 as it ramps up production of the military’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and meets growing demand for engines for commercial airliners.

  • Published
    April 27, 2012

    Bar Harbor Bankshares reports increased first-quarter earnings

    The bank says it also saw a decline in bad loans as credit quality improved.

  • Published
    April 26, 2012

    Mercy Hospital: ‘no aggressive collection practices’

    The hospital says it will not tolerate its contractor using techniques that have made it the object of a Minnesota suit.

  • Published
    April 24, 2012

    Oklahoma outfit buys Downeast Energy

    Downeast Energy, one of the state’s largest oil dealers, was sold to an Oklahoma energy company Monday, marking the end of local ownership of a firm run by three generations of a Brunswick family known as much for their community involvement as their business.

  • Published
    April 21, 2012

    Maine unemployment creeps up along with job seekers

    Maine’s unemployment rate rose to 7.2 percent last month, up slightly from 7.1 percent in February, marking the second consecutive month in which the rate increased as more people sought jobs, according to the state Department of Labor.