Many Maine companies are looking to the web to augment in-store sales even more than in recent years.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Promoters hope Carnaval Maine will bring people to Portland during slow season
The three-day event in January – modeled after Quebec City’s – harkens back to festivals held here in the 1920s.
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Maine milk producers holding their own in face of changing tastes
The bankruptcy of Dean Foods, the country’s largest milk producer, could have some impact in Maine, where milk production and values have remained relatively stable for the last decade.
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CMP dead last in U.S. in survey of business customers’ satisfaction
The J.D. Power survey sought opinions from 21,000 business customers of 87 utilities nationwide. It shows the Maine power company trailing even Pacific Gas and Electric, which has been linked to wildfires and filed for bankruptcy.
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Local salsa maker survives some growing pains to hit the $1 million mark
Plucked began in Kelly Towle’s basement, and now its freshly made salsa is sold in dozens of Hannaford and Whole Foods stores.
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Dead River wins national award for veteran hires
The South Portland-based fuel company was honored by the U.S. Department of Labor for hiring and retaining veterans.
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Cable companies want judge to pause new Maine law requiring à la carte channel choices
Comcast and other cable broadcasters say First Amendment rights to control their offerings are at stake. ‘It would upend the economics of this industry,’ one lawyer says.
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CMP says power outages from last week’s storm all resolved
The number of accounts without electricity in the wake of last week’s storm peaked at about 180,000.
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Customers again have trouble with CMP website during, after storm
A company spokeswoman said a program running Thursday morning caused the reporting portal to fail. Customers reported difficulty reaching the site, and some listings said power wouldn’t be restored for nearly 5 decades.
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Spectrum says outage in Portland now fixed
The problem disrupted service for about 3,000 customers