The company has already stopped providing retiree health care and support for child and elder care, the unions said in a news release Tuesday.
J. Craig Anderson
J. Craig Anderson is a seasoned business reporter who covers a wide range of topics including banking, finance, real estate, technology and entrepreneurism. Originally from Arizona, Craig graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arizona journalism school and has gone on to report for a variety of business and consumer publications such as the Business Journal of Phoenix, the Las Vegas Sun and the Arizona Republic. His work has earned him national recognition including Sigma Delta Chi and APA Journalism awards. Craig also served in the Army for four years, working as an intelligence analyst and Arabic linguist for the National Security Agency in Maryland. He currently lives in Freeport.
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Twenty-three people injured, three seriously, when hayride flips in Mechanic Falls
A driver of a ride at Harvest Hill Farms misses a turn, causing a serious accident during The Gauntlet Haunted Night Ride.
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Death of Peru woman, 57, suspicious, Maine State Police say
Her body was found in the kitchen of her home Saturday morning in the Oxford County town.
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Survey finds long emails ineffective
The rising use of smartphones to read and send email magnifies the annoying nature of common mistakes.
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USM’s interim President David Flanagan walks a fine line in cutting costs
The former CEO of Central Maine Power Co. is trying to balance the budget and modernize the university without harming its mission or its reputation.
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Scarborough lab to aid in development of flu test
Alere Inc. produces diagnostic devices that test patients’ samples on the spot, without requiring them to be sent to a lab.
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Authority OKs financing for four Maine businesses
The businesses include Scarborough-based Toddle Inn and a specialty pharmacy in Portland.
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Barriers only grow for Maine’s paper mills
Marketplace shifts – plummeting demand, growing consolidation – add uncertainty to a state already facing burdensome energy costs.
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Maine’s candidates for governor spar over efforts to preserve paper mill jobs
Meanwhile, managers of the Bucksport mill targeted for closure say they tried diversifying and other tactics but found no solutions.
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Crowd-funded South Portland firm looks up to bring down cost of winter
The startup has exceeded its initial fundraising goal for producing Hot-Tubes.