The payment technology firm reported modest revenue and earnings declines for the first quarter of the year.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
UMaine System trustees to consider renaming C.C. Little Hall
A committee will consider naming the lecture hall for Beryl Warner Williams, who held two degrees from UMaine and was affiliated with the NAACP, the National Council of Negro Women and the American Red Cross.
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Coalition pushes for $115 million in bonds to buy Maine lands, maintain parks
The effort has drawn together groups that include farmland preservationists, fishermen, real estate agents and an economic development organization.
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Condo car elevator raises (and lowers) the bar for parking in Portland
Developers say the feature means they can squeeze 43 parking spaces into an area that would normally hold about one-third as many.
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Hannaford says it no longer sends any waste food to landfills
The supermarket chain said it has eliminated food waste at all 183 of its stores, which added up to 65 million pounds diverted from landfills last year.
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Guitar sales soar as COVID-19 keeps Mainers playing at home
Shoppers are picking up guitars, keyboards and other instruments to learn to play as the pandemic stretches on.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Business, Local & State, Southern Maine Weeklies
Public Advocate Barry Hobbins to retire after decades in public office
Hobbins, a Democrat, served multiple terms in the state Legislature, and was appointed Maine’s Public Advocate by Republican Gov. Paul LePage in 2017.
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COVID outbreak reported at Penobscot County Jail
The sheriff’s office said the 4 who contracted the virus were housed in the same area.
Posted inLocal & State
Portland receives approval to build disposal site for dredging spoils
The city hopes the OK for a Confined Aquatic Disposal Cell will improve the prospect of receiving federal funding to help with the estimated $30 million cost of dredging the harbor.
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Portland restaurant owner agrees to pay $200,000 in uncollected, underreported sales taxes
Susan Eklund, owner of Susan’s Fish-n-Chips, will get a suspended sentence if she makes regular payments on more than $205,000 in restitution.