Jessica Hall

Portland Press Herald

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Published
September 24, 2012

Bath Iron Works to cut 88 jobs, many machinists, welders

Bath Iron Works will put the 88 workers on a recall list to potentially be rehired if demand for their jobs returns.
Published
September 21, 2012

Maine jobless rate unchanged in August

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated 54,000 were unemployed, up 1,100 over the year.
Published
September 20, 2012

Bath Iron Works gets $38.9M in contract modifications

The modification will allow BIW to continue engineering, design and other work on the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class of destroyers.
Published
September 19, 2012

New bidder for Maine state liquor contract emerges

Ford Reiche, president of Dirigo Spirit, sees the state liquor contract as broken but fixable.
Published
September 18, 2012

Head of Dirigo Spirit sets sights on state liquor contract

Ford Reiche says his ability to handle logistics would help Maine raise revenue on a contract he now calls broken.
Published
September 18, 2012

Median list price of Portland homes up slightly in August

Meanwhile, homes actively for sale in the Portland metropolitan area fell almost 17 percent from a year ago.
Published
September 6, 2012

Bath Iron Works gets $26M to continue destroyer work

The contract modifications allow BIW to continue existing work on the DDG 1000 class of destroyers.
Published
September 6, 2012

H.D. Goodall gets approval to join MaineHealth

The hospital’s trustees concluded that membership in the MaineHealth system will enable Goodall to improve health care in York County.
Published
September 4, 2012

Maine lobstermen still catching few breaks

After a slight jump ahead of the holiday weekend, Portland dock prices return to $2.85.
Published
September 4, 2012

Start of autumn is start of another economic boon: leaf-peeping season

The summer tourism season remains crucial for the state’s $7.7 billion annual tourism industry, but the leaf-peeping season and Columbus Day weekend have become the biggest moneymaker for hotels and restaurants.