Notifications of layoffs began this week and will be complete by the end of the weekend. The company will not disclose how many Maine employees will lose their jobs.
Jessica Hall
Mass. paper company buys Maine stationery maker
William Arthur, which employs about 270 people in Kennebunk, will be sold to fine stationery firm Crane & Co.
Wright Express changes its name
The credit-card processing company’s CEO says the old name was often confusing for people, who thought it was a trucking firm.
Time Warner Cable to expand broadband in Maine
The company plans to add 150 miles to its 12,000-mile network of high-speed cable in Maine this year.
Southwest to open flights from Portland to Baltimore
PORTLAND — Southwest Airlines will begin flying in mid-April between the Portland International Jetport and its hub at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
2004 state liquor deal a desperate measure
It’s a sweet deal, no matter how you look at it.
Maine unemployment rate dips; job growth minimal
Maine’s September unemployment rate fell to 7.6 percent, down slightly from a revised 7.7 percent in August, marking the 60th consecutive month the state had a higher share of employed population than the nation overall.
Maine home sales up 8.48% in September
“We are beginning to experience, on occasion, multiple offer situations on well-priced, move-in ready homes in the right location,” says Tina Lucas, president of the Maine Associate of Realtors.
Maine unemployment rate falls to 7.6%
September marked the 60th consecutive month Maine had a higher share of employed population than the nation, the state says.