Business leaders applaud selection of Cutler for UMaine System post

But faculty members at the University of Southern Maine remain skeptical about his overseeing a graduate business and law center.

Former candidate Eliot Cutler to lead creation of UMaine System graduate school

Plans for the Alfond Professional and Graduate Center call for combining law and business programs on the USM campus in Portland.

Redzone Wireless to take on Internet providers in Portland

The Camden-based telecom startup has already installed equipment to begin offering high-speed broadband access with 4G LTE Advanced technology.

Blackstone funding for Maine entrepreneurship drawing to a close

The state’s entrepreneurial community is exploring other sources to sustain economic growth.

Portland startup wants to change the way we watch television

App developer Jason Cianchette predicts that viewers will begin interacting with the television programs via internet-connected devices.

Investment adviser with Maine ties faces fraud charges in Illinois

Philip E. Moriarity II worked for two Maine firms, and owns two homes in the state.

Maine home sales warm up in January

Purchases of single-family homes rose 8.6 percent from a year ago, to 783, but the median price fell by 3.9 percent.

Portland’s Tilson Technology raises $2.2 million

Portland Phoenix editor exits as turnover continues

In an email, Matt Dodge, a staff writer who also left the alternative weekly, says he quit because the editor, Dan MacLeod, was ‘fired.’

Large Canadian insurer picks Maine to expand, start hiring

Toronto-based Sun Life Financial, attracted by the area’s cluster of disability companies, is bringing at least 100 jobs to a satellite office it’s opening in Scarborough.