Jessica Hall

Portland Press Herald

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Published
December 3, 2012

Four Maine companies get safety certification

To qualify, the companies must go through a safety audit and maintain injury rates below the industry average.
Published
December 3, 2012

Maine shrimp fishermen’s catch limits cut 74 percent

The state’s $70 million industry, which employs 1,500 fishermen, faces the devastating cut due to overfishing and environmental conditions.
Published
November 30, 2012

Many want mortgage deduction to survive

Losing it would chill home building and remodeling and slow sales of vacation homes in Maine, observers say.
Published
November 25, 2012

In Alton, a murder, a suicide, a mystery

State police are trying to determine whether the third victim shot himself or was shot by his friend.
Published
November 20, 2012

Maine jobless rate dips to 7.4% in October

That’s better than the U.S. as a whole, but there has been little job growth in the state for several years.
Published
November 17, 2012

Cheap turkeys the lure for grocers’ all-important fourth quarter

The Thanksgiving table may be groaning with an excess of food on Thursday, but chances are the items on it will be a bargain.
Published
November 16, 2012

Hostess labor strike takes the cake, company claims

Hostess Brands Inc. plans to close after 82 years, putting 500 Mainers out of work
Published
November 16, 2012

Changes afoot for Cole Haan

Nike Inc. announces it has agreed to sell Cole Haan to private equity firm Apax Partners for $570 million.
Published
November 16, 2012

Baker’s ovens to go cold

Hostess will shut down after a decade of financial tumult, eliminating 500 Maine jobs.
Published
November 15, 2012

500 Maine workers face layoffs in Hostess bakery liquidation

BIDDEFORD — Hostess Brands bakery workers picketed through a 5 p.m. deadline Thursday, setting the stage for the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread to start liquidation proceedings.