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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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Navy proposes cutting future production of BIW-built destroyers by 40%
The Department of Defense recommends reducing the number of new Arleigh Burke-class ships planned for 2021-25 from 12 ships to seven.
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Maine’s consumer watchdog office overwhelmed with calls
The Consumer Protection Division of the Maine Attorney General’s Office receives as many as 13,000 calls from consumers each year – more than its small cadre of staff and volunteers can handle.
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Time & Temperature Building’s new owners vow to bring back Portland icon’s ‘glory days’
Chris Rhoades and Andrew Preston say they’ll decide how to use the downtown building’s mostly vacant office tower and submit their restoration plans to the city by February.
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November decline hurts Maine’s overall home sales in 2019
The state had been on track for a record year before single-family home sales dropped by nearly 8% last month from the same period in 2018.
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Volkswagen, Toyota threaten to revoke Saco dealerships’ franchise rights
The auto manufacturers blasted Prime Motor Group owner GPB Capital Holdings for firing former CEO David Rosenberg without their approval.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin
Verso proposes new board leadership to fend off investor coup
The corporate maneuvering does not appear to pose a threat to Verso’s pending sale of the Androscoggin Mill in Jay.
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Ousted Prime Automotive Group CEO sues to be reinstated
David Rosenberg says GPB Capital Holdings violated dealership franchise agreements with auto manufacturers when it fired him in September.
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MaineHousing gives 5 affordable housing projects a $6.8 million boost
Projects in Portland, South Portland, Waterville and Bangor will create or preserve 275 affordable housing units, says the housing authority.
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Updated forecast predicts 4-6 inches of snow for southern, central Maine
Snow is expected to fall in two phases: Sunday and Monday nights.