Jessica Hall

Staff Writer

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Published
May 16, 2014

Maine formalizes two-year closure of lobster fishery on Penobscot River

The ruling follows an emergency closure in February stemming from hazardous mercury levels.
Published
May 16, 2014

Maine’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.7 percent in April

The rate had been 5.9 percent in March and April’s number was the lowest since September 2008.
Published
May 15, 2014

Portland’s Aroma Joe’s brews up growth

Founded by two sets of brothers born in Berwick, the Portland-based coffee business is expanding.
Published
May 10, 2014

Trio of Clarks Pond retailers intend to relocate

HomeGoods and two anchor tenants – Marshalls and Bob’s Discount Furniture – are headed to Gallery Place in Scarborough.
Published
May 10, 2014

Prom time: The big night is big business

Costs are down slightly this year, but prom season is still a lucrative time of year for many merchants.
Published
May 9, 2014

TV station with midcoast Maine focus planning fall launch

VStv aims to deliver ‘hyper-local’ coverage of news, weather, sports, business and politics in Knox and Waldo counties.
Published
May 8, 2014

V-notched lobster decline is a threatening sign in Maine

Maine’s lobstermen must mark and return egg-bearing females to the water, but compliance is falling and that puts the industry at risk.
Published
May 1, 2014

Camden entrepreneur builds a better dryer ball

Cyndi Prince’s home-based LooHoo LLC is getting a bounce from a national award.
Published
April 30, 2014

Maine-based WEX reports robust first quarter, raises outlook

Earnings and revenues top expectations, and the company adds new business servicing ExxonMobil.
Published
April 29, 2014

Lobster only major seafood to lose value over 10-year period, report says

National numbers show that lobster also saw the greatest increase in landings of 10 key species from 2003 to 2012.

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