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James McCarthy

Senior Writer
761-8379 ext.323
James McCarthy, Mainebiz’s senior writer, has been a journalist for 30 years. Most of his career took place at The Times Record in Brunswick, where he worked for 26 and ½ years, including 10 years as managing editor. As Mainebiz’s senior writer, he has reported on business topics ranging from the Affordable Care Act to workplace safety, in locales extending from Presque Isle to Biddeford. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, photography, gardening and paddling the rivers that flow into Merrymeeting Bay. He and his wife live in Brunswick.

Bylines

A guide to the ACA for Maine businesses

Ellen McPherson, project and compliance manager for Employee Benefits Solutions, says the Affordable Care Act is no longer a "let's...

Winslow co. benefits from expanded SBA programs

When Bob Jacobs, owner of Jacobs Glass Inc. in Winslow, set out to expand the window and glazing company he'd purchased in 2004, he faced...

WEX Inc. names Melissa Smith president

WEX Inc.'s longtime President and CEO Michael E. Dubyak today announced that Melissa D. Smith, 44, has been appointed the company's...

A construction lawyer's advice: Be proactive, embrace change

As chairman of the Construction Law Practice Group at Bernstein Shur in Portland, Michael Bosse leads a team of five lawyers specializing...

UMaine project unlocks nanofiber potential

John Wolanski, vice president of sales and marketing at GAC Chemical in Searsport, remembers clearly the epiphany he had upon hearing...

Legal challenge leaves trucking regs, cos. in limbo

Legal challenges over federal regulations governing hours-of-service for long-haul truck drivers have put Maine trucking companies in a...

CEI loan fund seeks 'socially conscious' investors

For 11 years, Saeed Saeed and his wife, Anaam Jabbir, ran a flourishing take-out restaurant in a suburb of Baghdad. They sold falafel,...

Oakhurst campaign fights out-of-state dairy pressures

Two weeks after Texas-based Dean Foods closed its Garelick Farms processing plant in Bangor, Oakhurst Dairy launched its "Keep Your Milk...

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