Processing Your Payment

Please do not leave this page until complete. This can take a few moments.

Banking & Finance

  • Project focused on new food economy aims to create Maine's 59th credit union

    Lori Valigra October 31, 2016

    The Maine Harvest Credit Project, which aims to create a specialized, socially responsible credit union focused on the new food economy in Maine, has raised $1.4 million, or about 60% of the money it needs from donors, to start what would be the

    Lori Valigra October 31, 2016
  • The FAA has invested $26M in Maine's airports this year — here's how they use it

    James McCarthy October 31, 2016

    The Federal Aviation Administration, through grants funded by the Airport Improvement Program, plays a significant but often overlooked role in supporting those chartered medical flights and all the other essential services provided by Maine's 35

    James McCarthy October 31, 2016
  • Feds deliver $1.36M to spur innovation at Maine agricultural producers

    Staff October 28, 2016

    Nine agricultural producers in Maine are on the receiving end of $1,363,118 through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Value-Added Producer Grant program.

    Staff October 28, 2016
  • Camden National reports profit of $10.9M in Q3

    Staff October 27, 2016

    Camden National Bank's parent company, Camden National Corp., reported net income of $10.9 million, or 70 cents a share, for the third quarter — up from $6.5 million, or 57 cents, in the same period last year.

    Staff October 27, 2016
  • Bar Harbor Bank merger with Lake Sunapee Bank approved

    October 26, 2016

    Bar Harbor Bankshares, the parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, is now one step closer in its planned acquisition of New Hampshire-based Lake Sunapee Bank Group after shareholders from both financial institutions approved the agreement.

    October 26, 2016
  • Maine, nation slow in rollout of EMV-capable ATMS

    October 24, 2016

    Maine ATM operators in the Mastercard network are slow to embrace EMV chip-enabled cards, putting customers at a high risk for fraudulent activity.

    October 24, 2016
  • Jackson Lab pulls in lots of money, but is there ever enough funding for life-saving research?

    Lori Valigra October 17, 2016

    Despite the $80 million in funding expected in 2016 — the Bar Harbor-based lab has 19 grants awarded through the first three quarters of this year — there's still a dire need for more.

    Lori Valigra October 17, 2016
  • Venture capital deals, dollars soften in Q3

    Lori Valigra October 14, 2016

    Venture capital deals and investment dollars both dropped in the third quarter of this year ended Sept. 30, partly due to a typical annual third-quarter cycle and to uncertainty over the presidential election.

    Lori Valigra October 14, 2016
  • Maine's credit unions set membership, asset records

    Staff October 13, 2016

    It's been a record year for Maine credit unions, as the Maine Credit Union League reported that the combined assets of the financial institutions reached an all-time high of $7.04 billion during the first half of 2016.

    Staff October 13, 2016
  • State officials warn consumers of fraudulent text-messaging scam

    Staff September 13, 2016

    Officials at Maine's Bureau of Financial Institutions at the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation are warning residents of a scam involving text messages that appear to come from a consumer's bank or credit union.

    Staff September 13, 2016
  • In wake of Xerox layoffs, Lewiston TD Bank to cut 35 jobs

    September 8, 2016

    Approximately 35 back office workers at the TD Bank operations center in Lewiston will be laid off over the coming months.

    September 8, 2016
  • Donors stepping in to help YCCC expansion

    Peter Van Allen August 11, 2016

    Saco & Biddeford Savings commits $100,000 to York County Community College capital campaign for expansion.

    Peter Van Allen August 11, 2016
  • Wells Fargo adds Portland middle market banking office

    August 8, 2016

    Wells Fargo & Co.made Portland home to its newest Middle Market Banking office and is adding two experts in that field.

    August 8, 2016
  • Spike in card skimming has Maine institutions on high alert

    Lori Valigra August 8, 2016

    While the rest of Maine celebrated a long weekend, Scott Chretien discovered thieves had installed a skimming device to read bank cards at the drive-through teller at the York County Federal Credit Union's Sanford headquarters.

    Lori Valigra August 8, 2016
  • WEX tracking to become $1B company by year's end

    James McCarthy July 27, 2016

    WEX Inc. reported total revenue for the second quarter increased 9.5% to $233.9 million, which is $20.2 million more than the $213.7 million reported for the second quarter in 2015.

    James McCarthy July 27, 2016
  • How To: Calculate the social return on investment to make better decisions

    Rachel Bouvier July 25, 2016

    Many projects fail to be accepted by the community or encounter unexpected roadblocks, even though they seem profitable on paper. Just because a project has a financial benefit doesn't mean that it is beneficial overall, or even that it's a good

    Rachel Bouvier July 25, 2016

Sign up for Enews

Today's Poll

Do you have a side hustle?
Choices
Poll Description

In the latest installment of our “Made in Maine” series, we visit the Gorham studio of textile designer Erin Flett, who has turned her after-hours basement side hustle into a well-known brand with a national wholesale network.

Nationwide, side hustlers started a record number of businesses during the pandemic. Today, a growing number of younger professionals are supplementing their income with a side job, as shown in a survey by Bankrate, the personal finance website. It found that 34% of Gen Zers (ages 18 to 28) have a side hustle, outpacing millennials (31%), Gen Xers (23%) and boomers (22%).

While some people can turn their side gigs into profitable businesses, others keep hustling their entire working lives –  or have neither the time nor the interest to do so.