The outdoor retailer has dropped Barclaycard US, which employs as many as 500 people at its call center in Wilton.
Peter McGuire
Peter McGuire is a business reporter covering Maine trade, transportation and tourism. A proud native of the western Maine mountains, there is a good chance he’d rather be playing outside. Peter has covered local news for Maine newspapers in Oxford County, Brunswick, Waterville and Portland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Boston University. He lives in Biddeford with his wife Stephanie and brown rescue dog named Emmy Lou.
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Two familiar names look to use business space on Portland waterfront
Industrial spaces on Cassidy Point Drive would be be converted to retail and warehouse space and a boatyard.
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U.S. law enforcement’s boat stops along maritime border rankle Canadian fishermen
Border Patrol has questioned the crews of more than 20 Canadian vessels and an unknown number of American boats in a ramped-up effort that has yielded no immigration arrests.
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Stars and Stripes Spectacular dazzles, but PSO’s absence is felt
Because of a funding shortfall, the orchestra wasn’t hired to perform for this year’s event, as it had for the past eight years.
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South Portland water main break slowing traffic for a 2nd day
Police urge drivers to avoid the busy area of Main Street (Route 1) while crews try to fix a break that was reported early Wednesday morning.
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In trade war with Canada, Maine mostly ‘got off easy’
As retaliatory tariffs go in place, the highly integrated economies between the neighbors insulate most companies from ill effects.
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Price of Maine wild blueberries tumbles to lowest point in more than 30 years
The industry hopes for a comeback amid oversupply, competition from cultivated berries.
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Congestion on I-295 around Portland is getting worse and there’s no easy solution, state report says
The report released Tuesday confirms that the corridor is crowded and, at times, unsafe, and outlines improvements such as longer approach ramps and merge lanes.
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Americold abandons plan to build cold storage building on Portland waterfront
But state and city officials remain confident that a temperature-controlled warehouse will eventually be built on state-owned land near the International Marine Terminal.
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At I-95 checkpoint, Border Patrol agents question drivers and passengers about citizenship
Agents based in Houlton arrest a Haitian national and make nine drug seizures during the 11 hours they stopped southbound traffic on the interstate in Penobscot County.