David Banks, who sold more than 250 homes in 2015, sold the bulk of his RE/MAX franchises but will retain a Portland office, his clients and staff.
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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Portland frizz fighter to take on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’ Friday night
Maine entrepreneur Alanna York will make her pitch on prime-time TV for financing for a hair products business.
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Portland-based ImmuCell buys recipe for calf medication
The provider to the dairy and beef industries will pay $350,000 to $550,000 for a gel version of its immunity-boosting meds.
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Worth a toast: Maine to lower many liquor prices Feb. 1
Cost decreases will outweigh increases as the state changes the way it prices the most popular hard alcoholic drinks.
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New food taxes take effect Friday
Some of the most popular items in your grocery cart will now be taxed, thanks to changes lawmakers made to ease income taxes.
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Mystery sign says IKEA coming to Portland in 2016. But it isn’t.
In fact, the 2.5-acre site on outer Congress will be home to a new Jewish Community Alliance campus.
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Vermont man charged with stabbing 3 members of cousin’s Lebanon family
The three victims were transported to a hospital in New Hampshire with non-life-threatening injuries, Maine State Police say.
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New program seeks to protect seniors from financial exploitation
More than two dozen incidents have already been investigated by state agencies through the Senior$afe program.
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Two men charged in back-to-back Christmas robberies in Maine
Tyler Barnard of Auburn and Stanley Laurinaitis of Minot are accused of robbing convenience stores in Greene and Lewiston.
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Maine home sales rose 22.7 percent in November
Mild weather and pent-up demand drive sales growth much higher than in the surrounding region.