Lobstermen packed meetings in midcoast and eastern Maine, but environmentalists took their turn defending the endangered species in South Portland on Thursday night.
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Wex makes Fortune’s list of fastest-growing public companies
The Portland-based payment-processing technology firm ranked No. 72 on the top 100 list.
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Maine will use $3 million from VW settlement to fund fuel-efficient vehicles
Schools, local government and businesses can replace old diesel engines, using money from a settlement over charges that the car company tried to cheat on emissions tests.
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Readfield offers business loans through Enterprise Fund
The fund, which began with a Community Development Block Grant in 2011, helps small businesses get started and grow.
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Judge orders company sued in lobster embezzlement scheme to pay $4.5 million
The company never answered allegations that it was part of an operation to embezzle lobsters from a restaurant and lobster wholesaler in Saco.
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Maine paper industry gets a boost, with Jay mill in line for investment of millions
Verso Corp. plans to add products and increase production at its Androscoggin Mill in Jay, where about 500 people work.
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Chad Cummings answers Five Questions
The owner of Cummings Greenhouse and Produce talks about the importance of hustling to get all the work done.
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Mortgage servicer to pay attorney fees, fines for Maine foreclosures
Homeowners were foreclosed upon by a Florida-based loan servicer, Ocwen Loan Servicing, on behalf of a lending company that no longer existed.
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New owner plans restaurant space on Portland wharf
Christopher DiMillo has purchased the Berlin Mills Wharf on Commercial Street for $4 million, but has not yet decided what he’ll do with the the rest of the 1.5-ace property.
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Portland ship designer receives $8 million Navy contract
Navatek’s contract will allow it to expand its staff from 22 to 50, and deepen its partnership with the University of Maine.