WEX, formerly known as Wright Express, ranks among the Top 100 U.S. small companies for the fifth consecutive year.
Jessica Hall
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Maine lobstermen seek strategy to avert another price collapse
With 2012’s wholesale prices being the lowest in years, lobstermen look to the state for solutions.
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Hannaford parent company cuts executive positions
Hannaford’s parent, Delhaize America, cut 50 positions — a quarter of its executive workforce.
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Home sales in Portland rebound from the recession
Sales of single-family homes rose in 2012, marking the highest level since 2007. Median sales prices rose modestly.
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Oxford Networks to cut 12 jobs
The jobs represent less than 10 percent of its work force of 134 employees.
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Maine ranked among lowest in nursing home deficiencies
Maine facilities have fewer serious problems than 38 other states in new data available for public review.
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N.Y. firm to make tags for Maine lobster traps
Cambridge Security Seals receives the contract to supply tags to about 4,500 commercial lobstermen.
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Fiscal deal to delay federal tax refunds, add stress
The tax season just got a little shorter and a bit more stressful. The IRS said this week that the “fiscal cliff” agreement has caused an eight-day delay in the schedule for processing returns, which is now set to begin Jan. 30. That could mean delayed refunds for individuals and tougher deadlines for already harried […]
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Allagash Brewing leases Warren Ave. warehouse
Allagash will lease about 70,000-square-feet of space in the former L.L. Bean distribution facility. Allagash will start occupying the space in the first quarter.
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Maine recovery expected to lag US by more than a year
“Until the national economy grows more quickly, Maine won’t grow more than a couple thousand jobs a year,” says Charles Colgan, USM professor of public policy and management.