Jessica Hall

Portland Press Herald

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Published
May 8, 2013

Democrats disagree about linking hospital debts, MaineCare growth

Lawmakers have made progress on a measure to use revenue from the state’s next wholesale liquor contract to pay off Maine’s debt to its 39 hospitals, but Democratic leaders differ on whether the bill should be tied to an expansion of MaineCare.
Published
May 7, 2013

Maine Medical Center announces hiring freeze

The hospital also freezes some travel, cuts its catering costs and reduces overtime to offset a $13.4 million operating loss through the first six months of its fiscal year.
Published
May 3, 2013

L.L. Bean to monitor overseas production in wake of Bangladesh factory collapse

In the wake of a factory collapse in Bangladesh last week that killed more than 500 people, Maine retailer L.L. Bean, which sells clothes made by contractors around the world, said it is stepping up monitoring efforts and factory visits of overseas production sites.
Published
May 1, 2013

Leadership in transition at South Portland’s WEX Inc.

The credit card processor says CEO Michael Dubyak will move up to make to make way for Melissa Smith.
Published
April 30, 2013

Maine liquor deal will have no upfront fee

The panel drafting the proposal fails to discuss the more controversial aspects of the contract.
Published
April 19, 2013

Auburn Walmart reopens after bomb threat

Auburn police search the store after someone reports seeing a threat posted on Facebook.
Published
April 19, 2013

Some Maine businesses say lockdown means doubt

Seafood suppliers and others with patrons in Boston find it’s tough to operate when ‘who the heck knows what’s going to happen.’
Published
April 19, 2013

Maine’s March unemployment rate 7.1%, down slightly

The unemployment rate was below the statewide average in all three of Maine’s metropolitan areas.
Published
April 18, 2013

SWAT-Bot: A safer approach to crime

Maine’s Howe twins apply their technological wizardry to a dangerous aspect of police work.
Published
April 12, 2013

Medal of Honor recipient in Maine: Uncomfortable with term ‘hero’

Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Hudner will lend his name to a Navy destroyer, which is being built at Bath Iron Works.