The grant-funded report offers a blueprint for public-private partnerships that could compete with existing broadband providers such as Spectrum.
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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With talks stalled, NBC shows could soon drop from Spectrum’s cable lineup
News Center Maine is notifying viewers that a temporary extension will keep its stations on the air while negotiations over cable fees continue.
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Biddeford’s daily Journal Tribune will soon end its run, after 135 years
The only daily newspaper devoted entirely to covering the Biddeford-Saco area has declined steadily, losing subscribers and advertisers.
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Digital literacy training center in Machias awarded $1.5 million federal grant
Axiom Education & Training Center provides computer and online skills training for unemployed and underemployed job-seekers.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard awards contract for $60 million facilities upgrade
The project will consolidate and renovate several facilities to improve efficiency at the Kittery shipyard.
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Small-business fund awards $50,000 grant for Maine entrepreneurs
The nonprofit Maine Center for Entrepreneurs is one of 60 business accelerators nationwide to win the grants.
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Maine foundation gets $450,000 to help forest-economy communities
The funds will support and assist the economic efforts of rural Maine communities that have been negatively affected by mill closures.
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Lawyers predict ‘avalanche’ of investor complaints about Prime group’s owner
Two law firms allege investment brokers pushed unsuitably risky investments in GPB Capital Holdings on retirees and other unsophisticated investors, including those in Maine and New England.
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Maine’s low unemployment streak doubles previous record
The state’s unemployment rate has been below 4 percent for 44 consecutive months, twice as long as the previous record from September 1999 to July 2001.
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Maine home sales set a record in 2018, and they’re not far off the pace this year
Through August, the total number of sales was less than 1% below the first eight months of 2018 – the state’s best sales year ever.