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Banking & Finance

  • Kennebec Savings Bank names new CEO

    January 5, 2015

    Kennebec Savings Bank has named an executive who was instrumental in starting the bank’s wealth management division as its new CEO and president.

    January 5, 2015
  • Bangor Savings' new leader to take post soon

    December 17, 2014

    Bangor Savings Bank announced on Wednesday that Bob Montgomery-Rice will take his post as president in January and as the bank’s CEO and director in April.

    December 17, 2014
  • New Maine credit union to focus on small farms

    December 15, 2014

    Two finance professionals are planning to launch the Maine Harvest Credit Union, a credit union that will focus on helping small farms buy land and equipment.

    December 15, 2014
  • Maine Venture Fund fills an important niche

    Lori Valigra December 15, 2014

    With both returning and home-grown management talent, Maine's high-growth companies are catching the eye of investors.

    Lori Valigra December 15, 2014
  • GNP mill's buyer: All options are open

    December 3, 2014

    Hackman Capital Partners, a California-based investment firm, will purchase the Great Northern Paper Co. mill in East Millinocket for $5.4 million after making the winning bid in an auction.

    December 3, 2014
  • What's in your wallet? Increasingly, endowment investments are subject to scrutiny

    Douglas Rooks December 1, 2014

    If the fledgling fossil fuel divestment movement for endowments catches on, it will be in part due to the pioneering work of Unity College and investment advisers at Spinnaker Trust in Portland.

    Douglas Rooks December 1, 2014
  • Machias Savings Bank CEO Larry Barker talks about northern expansion and economic recovery

    Craig Idlebrook December 1, 2014

    Larry Barker worked his way up the ranks of Machias Savings Bank to become its president in 2011. He now is also the bank's CEO. Since 1869, Machias Savings has maintained a strong presence Down East.

    Craig Idlebrook December 1, 2014
  • Adding depth to ‘shallow economies’: In field of New Markets Tax Credits, CEI has found a niche

    Douglas Rooks December 1, 2014

    Legislation creating the New Markets Tax Credit program was enacted by Congress in 2000 with unusually strong bipartisan majorities, and signed into law by President Bill Clinton.

    Douglas Rooks December 1, 2014
  • Sale of Old Town mill moves forward

    November 20, 2014

    The proposed $10.5 million sale of the Old Town pulp mill cleared one obstacle this week in a move that could reopen the facility and restore about 180 jobs.

    November 20, 2014
  • Sales process OK'd for GNP mill

    November 17, 2014

    The sales process for the Great Northern Paper Co. paper mill in East Millinocket is moving forward after receiving approval from a bankruptcy court judge on Friday.

    November 17, 2014
  • Maine Angels to get first return on investment

    November 13, 2014

    Maine Angels is expected to get its first-ever return on investment after one of its portfolio companies went public last month.

    November 13, 2014
  • Bankruptcy judge ruling to decide GNP’s fate

    November 12, 2014

    A federal bankruptcy court judge is expected to rule Friday on a bankruptcy trustee’s motions to sell the former Great Northern Paper Co. mill to a stalking-horse bidder on Dec. 2 if no other bids are received by Dec. 1.

    November 12, 2014
  • Feds close cod fishing in Gulf of Maine

    November 11, 2014

    Large areas of the Gulf of Maine will be closed to cod fishing, federal regulators announced on Monday. The closures, due to take effect later this week, are in response to continuing declines in the cod fish population.

    November 11, 2014
  • Potential buyer could restart GNP mill

    November 7, 2014

    The bankruptcy trustee for Great Northern Paper Co. said a few potential buyers for the company’s East Millinocket mill may seek to reopen it for paper production.

    November 7, 2014
  • Mortgage lender opens fifth Maine branch

    November 6, 2014

    Danvers, Mass.-based Mortgage Network Inc. has opened a new branch in Freeport as part of its strategy to expand in areas where the housing market has been recovering.

    November 6, 2014
  • New York-based bank opens in Portland, cites growth potential in region

    Dylan Martin November 4, 2014

    NBT Bank, an upstate New York-based commercial bank, has opened a regional headquarters in Portland as part of its northern New England growth strategy. It's the first national commercial bank to expand into Maine since 2005.

    Dylan Martin November 4, 2014

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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.