Bill Whitmore, who has operated fitness centers, will offer financing and other business services.
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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Bandage maker opens Brunswick manufacturing facility
Molnlycke Health Care, based in Sweden, says it has hired about 40 people to work at the 79,000-square-foot facility, with plans to add more in the future.
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Portland Somalis fearful of backlash
They see no sign of terrorist recruitment but worry that the Kenya mall attack will harm the community.
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Group of Old Port properties on online auction block
The commercial properties on Fore and Wharf streets were foreclosed on in 2011.
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Militants’ list of mall attackers – including one from Maine – unconfirmed
Saturday’s deadly attack rekindles allegations that al-Shabab may be recruiting Somali immigrants in the Portland area for terrorist activities abroad – though there is no proof.
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Terror group says Mainer among Kenya attackers
The report came from the now-suspended Twitter feed of al-Shabab that listed a dozen individuals the group claims were involved in the Westgate Mall attack.
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Firms urged to cultivate ‘screaming, raving fans’
The key to using social media for marketing is to avoid aggressive sales pitches, an expert tells a Portland crowd.
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Mainers answer the call for new iPhone models
Dozens wait in line during the wee hours Friday for the Apple Store at the Maine Mall to open.
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Westbrook dreams big on downtown rebirth
Westbrook leaders envision a transformed downtown teeming with offices, hotels, shops and restaurants drawn to the city for its business-friendly policies, relatively inexpensive real estate and local amenities.
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A Word With the Boss: CEO sees big things in microscopic images
As president and CEO of Fluid Imaging Technologies, Kent Peterson has taken the company from a tiny niche player serving oceanic researchers to a leading provider of fluid imaging technology to a broad range of commercial customers. Founded in 1999, Fluid Imaging in 2012 received a $500,000 development award from the Maine Technology Institute to […]