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Banking & Finance

  • Women: Want startup funding? Ask another woman

    Lori Valigra July 20, 2016

    Women entrepreneurs may have a better chance of getting financing and eventually having an exit for their startup if they are financed by venture capitalists with female partners, a Harvard Business Review article published Tuesday found.

    Lori Valigra July 20, 2016
  • Bangor Savings opens the doors of 54th location

    July 19, 2016

    A little over a month after marking the opening of a $5 million branch on Marginal Way in Portland on June 6, Bangor Savings Bank opened up another branch in Brunswick on Monday.

    July 19, 2016
  • Jay mill owner, Verso, emerges from bankruptcy

    Staff July 18, 2016

    Verso Corp., the Memphis, Tenn.-based owner of the Jay paper mill, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after significantly reducing its debt.

    Staff July 18, 2016
  • Venture capital deals not as soft as believed; Maine sees 5 deals in Q2

    Lori Valigra July 15, 2016

    Counter to the well-reported lull in venture capital deals recently, venture capitalists invested $15.3 billion in 961 deals in the second quarter of 2016, up 20% in dollars from the first quarter and down 5% in the number of deals.

    Lori Valigra July 15, 2016
  • York County FCU uncovers ATM skimming device

    Staff July 12, 2016

    Officials at York County Federal Credit Union say that a small portion of cards were compromised following the May 21 discovery of an electronic skimming device on an ATM located at 870 Main St. in Sanford.

    Staff July 12, 2016
  • Venture-backed biotech companies race to public markets

    Lori Valigra July 6, 2016

    Biotechnology companies backed by venture capitalists continued to outpace the technology sector in both initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions in the second quarter of this year.

    Lori Valigra July 6, 2016
  • WEX completes acquisition of Electronic Funds Source

    Staff July 5, 2016

    WEX Inc. (NYSE:WEX), a South Portland-based corporate payments company, announced Friday that it has completed its acquisition of Electronic Funds Source LLC, a fleet card provider, for $1.1 billion in cash plus 4 million shares of common stock.

    Staff July 5, 2016
  • Verso bankruptcy reorganization gets the go ahead

    Staff June 27, 2016

    A judge at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware has confirmed the Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan of Verso Corp., the Memphis, Tenn.-based owner of the Jay paper mill.

    Staff June 27, 2016
  • Credit cards: Are they what they used to be?

    Lori Valigra June 27, 2016

    Flashing a platinum or gold credit card used to be a status symbol, but a recent Money Pulse survey by Bankrate.com found the times are changing, especially among younger generations.

    Lori Valigra June 27, 2016
  • One-on-one with Carl Chatto as he takes the reins at Baker Newman Noyes

    Peter Van Allen June 27, 2016

    Carl Chatto oversees Maine's second-largest accounting firm, Portland-based Baker Newman Noyes. In Maine, the firm has 68 CPAs and 146 employees overall. Its in-state revenue was $25.7 million last year.

    Peter Van Allen June 27, 2016
  • Could a Long-Term Stock Exchange stimulate innovation?

    Lori Valigra June 27, 2016

    A Silicon Valley investor wants to change the system, and already is advocating with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to create a new U.S. stock exchange called the Long-Term Stock Exchange that would give companies more breathing room to

    Lori Valigra June 27, 2016
  • Here's what's being reported around the world on the Brexit vote

    James McCarthy June 24, 2016

    Great Britain's historic decision to leave the European Union in Thursday's referendum has triggered a global stock selloff today, with MarketWatch reporting The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 408 points, or 2.2%, to 17,617, shortly after Friday'

    James McCarthy June 24, 2016
  • WEX gets FTC clearance for Electronic Funds Source acquisition

    James McCarthy June 17, 2016

    WEX Inc. a South Portland-based corporate payments company, announced Thursday that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has unconditionally cleared its previously announced acquisition of Electronic Funds Source LLC, a fleet card provider.

    James McCarthy June 17, 2016
  • Fluid Farms wins $50K at Launchpad entrepreneur competition

    Lori Valigra June 8, 2016

    Touting a goal of closing the gap in Maine's ability to produce its own food year-round, Tyler Gaudet, co-owner of Fluid Farms Aquaponic Produce of Dresden, took the top $50,000 prize at Gorham Savings Bank's LaunchPad 2016 competition Tuesday

    Lori Valigra June 8, 2016
  • Bangor Savings replacing cards following data breach

    June 7, 2016

    Bangor Savings Bank is replacing an unknown number of its customers' debit cards following recent data breaches and an increase in the risk of subsequent fraudulent transactions.

    June 7, 2016
  • Shuttered Brunswick health care provider files for bankruptcy

    May 27, 2016

    Brunswick-based Merrymeeting Behavioral Health Associates has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy almost two months after its abrupt closure left 180 without work and hundreds more of its clients without necessary services.

    May 27, 2016

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Summer is in full swing, and many readers are thinking about where to go next.

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