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Banking & Finance

  • Cerahelix's $200K only Q2 Maine venture deal; will seek up to $5M Series A round later

    Lori Valigra July 17, 2015

    Biotechnology company Cerahelix Inc. raised $200,000 in venture funding, a new study found, with the financing coming from the Maine Venture Fund along with Portland and Bangor angel investors in the second quarter of 2015. It was the only venture

    Lori Valigra July 17, 2015
  • CMHC: Parkview owes $13M, and it needs to pay up

    July 16, 2015

    Central Maine Healthcare Corp. in Lewiston claims that Brunswick-based Parkview Adventist Medical Center, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, owes it and its Lewiston hospital affiliate more than $13 million.

    July 16, 2015
  • Direct Vet Marketing raises $52.3M in equity

    Lori Valigra July 16, 2015

    Direct Vet Marketing Inc., a Portland-based veterinary services company that does business as Vets First Choice, has raised all of a $52.3 million equity funding, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission document.

    Lori Valigra July 16, 2015
  • Portland developer CPB2, two other Maine companies raise equity

    Lori Valigra July 14, 2015

    Three Maine-based companies — a commercial real estate firm, a cloud-based education platform company and an aerospace firm — are in the process of raising funds, according to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Form D documents.

    Lori Valigra July 14, 2015
  • Owner of troubled Maine farm files bankruptcy

    July 9, 2015

    Several months after a hayride accident at a Mechanic Falls farm took the life of a 17-year-old girl, the farm has been indicted for manslaughter and its owner has filed for bankruptcy.

    July 9, 2015
  • Likeable Local gets $500,000 debt financing; to expand Portland office

    Lori Valigra July 7, 2015

    Social media software tool company Likeable Local has received $500,000 in debt funding to expand its Portland and New York offices.

    Lori Valigra July 7, 2015
  • NBT Bank names MEREDA board member as Maine regional president

    Dylan Martin July 6, 2015

    In an effort to strengthen its Maine presence, New York-based NBT Bank has named a banker with local roots as its Maine regional president.

    Dylan Martin July 6, 2015
  • Lewiston bank plans to spin off trust dept.

    June 17, 2015

    Lewiston-based Androscoggin Bank is seeking permission from state and federal regulators to spin off its trust department into a separate company.

    June 17, 2015
  • Leveraging loans: SBA's 504 program helps small businesses grow, while preserving cash flow

    James McCarthy June 1, 2015

    Field Rider, president of Pine Tree State CDC, a Portland-based nonprofit certified by the U.S.

    James McCarthy June 1, 2015
  • Here are the four branches Camden National plans to close after buying the Bank of Maine

    Dylan Martin May 15, 2015

    Camden National Bank is planning to close four branches in central and southern Maine as part of its parent company’s plan to buy The Bank of Maine for $135 million.

    Dylan Martin May 15, 2015
  • Ex-Maine Aquarium owner sues Portland lawyer

    May 11, 2015

    The former owner of Maine Aquarium in Biddeford is suing a Portland lawyer, claiming that he purposefully damaged the owner’s plan to reopen the aquarium in Saco.

    May 11, 2015
  • Wells Fargo eyes Maine for potential expansion

    Dylan Martin May 8, 2015

    Wells Fargo & Co. said it is planning to expand its commercial banking operation in New England, and that may include opening an office in Maine.

    Dylan Martin May 8, 2015
  • In targeting fraud, banks plan greater use of microchip cards that are costly but more effective

    Lori Valigra April 20, 2015

    A large data breach in December 2013 shook banks and retailers out of their sense of complacency that fraud couldn't happen in their business. In mid-December of that year, Target Corp.

    Lori Valigra April 20, 2015
  • Entrepreneurs find new ways to leverage federal funding

    Lori Valigra April 20, 2015

    Federal science funding can be a boon to Maine companies, but some of its requirements can limit entrepreneurial activity.

    Lori Valigra April 20, 2015
  • Camden National to buy Bank of Maine

    Dylan Martin March 30, 2015

    The parent company of Camden National Bank has reached an agreement to buy the Bank of Maine in a deal that could make it the state's largest Maine-based bank.

    Dylan Martin March 30, 2015
  • Navigating fed funding takes startup moxie

    Lori Valigra March 27, 2015

    A $2.6 billion jackpot for early stage R&D funding from 11 federal agencies plus their related institutes seems too good to pass up, but applying for the money isn’t for the faint of heart, startup companies discovered at an educational

    Lori Valigra March 27, 2015

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Do your plans call for vacationing in Maine this summer?
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Summer is in full swing, and many readers are thinking about where to go next.

Maine often tops the list with its stunning coastline, fresh seafood, peaceful forests and charming small towns. Maine is known as Vacationland for a reason.

Not surprisingly, many people who live in Maine also vacation here.