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Maine Food Insider: Seaweed harvester focusing on business as crucial court date nears
July 26, 2017Acadian Seaplants, one of the largest rockweed harvesters in the world, is doing business as usual while the Maine Supreme Judicial Court reviews a lower court's ruling regarding harvesting rockweed in the state's intertidal zones without permission
July 26, 2017Insurer sues Electricity Maine to avoid potential costs from class-action suit
July 25, 2017An insurance company has filed a lawsuit against Electricity Maine seeking to avoid potential costs or damages that could result from a separate class-action lawsuit filed against the Auburn retail electricity supplier last November.
July 25, 2017Harpswell construction firm files for bankruptcy
July 5, 2017Potvin Construction Inc. in Harpswell has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, with its owner, Steven Potvin, and former co-owner, Cindy Potvin, also filing separately for personal Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
July 5, 2017Portland seafood processor fined $550K for violating import laws
June 29, 2017ISF Trading Co., a seafood processor in Portland, has been fined $552,500 for violating import laws when it purchased Canadian sea urchins from a supplier not authorized under Canadian law to export them to the United States.
June 29, 2017Lincoln files legal objection over cleanup plans for bankrupt mill
June 23, 2017In court documents filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Maine, the town of Lincoln is objecting to the scope of a cleanup agreement between the bankrupt Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC and federal and state environmental agencies.
June 23, 2017Brooklin Boat Yard's former finance manager pleads guilty to embezzlement
June 21, 2017Former Brooklin Boat Yard CFO Steven Nygren pleaded guilty on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to charges of bank fraud, credit card fraud and tax evasion.
June 21, 2017
Lawmakers pass 'equal pay' bill as step toward removing pay gap for women
June 20, 2017The Maine Senate and Maine House have passed a bill sponsored by Sen. Cathy Breen, D-Falmouth, to fight the gender wage gap by requiring employers to pay fair, market-based wages regardless of their workers' previous pay rates.
June 20, 2017
Do a 7-step cyber health checkup
June 12, 2017Cyber security is top of mind in businesses of all sizes.
June 12, 2017Maine's highest court sides with Pingree inn over neighbor's complaint
June 8, 2017A historic inn on North Haven owned by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, has prevailed in a legal dispute regarding its expansion, the Bangor Daily News reported.
June 8, 2017
UMaine Law aims to help non-lawyers navigate the regulatory landscape
June 6, 2017Starting this July, the University of Maine School of Law aims to help entry- to mid-career professionals in business, nonprofits and government navigate the regulatory environment through a new certificate program.
June 6, 2017Oxford’s Hampton Inn contractor hit with liens
June 5, 2017The Hampton Inn that opened in December across from the Oxford Casino on Route 26 is mired in a spate of liens filed against the general contractor and other entities involved in the inn's construction.
June 5, 2017
Suing Maine companies for patent infringement just got harder
May 23, 2017Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that sets strict limits on where patent infringement lawsuits can be brought could mean fewer lawsuits against Maine companies.
May 23, 2017
Prosecutors seek jail time for entrepreneur Michael Liberty in elections case
May 23, 2017Federal prosecutors are recommending that prominent developer and entrepreneur Michael Liberty serve six months in jail or under home arrest for making illegal contributions to the 2012 presidential campaign of Republican Mitt Romney.
May 23, 2017Lawsuit faults weather forecasting company in El Faro’s sinking
May 17, 2017A weather forecasting services and support company called StormGeo is the target of a lawsuit that says a version of StormGeo's forecasting software is to blame for the sinking of El Faro.
May 17, 2017
Shipyard files trademark lawsuit against Midwest brewery
May 17, 2017Portland-based Shipyard Brewing Co. alleges in a federal lawsuit that a Missouri brewery is selling a beer that infringes on Shipyard's trademarked name.
May 17, 2017
Legal settlement opens way for proposed $240M biorefinery project
May 9, 2017A legal dispute between the owner of the former Great Northern Paper Co. in East Millinocket and a prospective buyer that wants to build a $240 million biorefinery there has been settled, clearing the way to a sale of the property.
May 9, 2017
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