Maine’s Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection is warning Mainers about ‘advance fee’ consumer loan scams. The scams involve fraudulent companies claiming to be legitimate operations located in Maine, according to a Thursday release. The most recent example, according to the bureau,  involves “BellBrook Finance Center,” which purports to be located ...

An entrepreneur who revived what is reputed to be Maine’s last seafood cannery and grew it into a successful business was named a top-three finisher in the Small Business Administration’s annual competition for Small Business Person of the Year. Michael Cote, president and CEO of Look’s Gourmet Food Co. in ...

You may remember Maine PR woman Angie Helton from a story that ran almost a year ago. Helton, president of Northeast Media Associates, and Charlie Berg, president of Blackfly Media, had collaborated on a video public service announcement for the FBI, targeting fugitive gangster James “Whitey” Bulger. The notorious Boston ...

Both Maine and Massachusetts saw year-over-year increases in median home sales prices, according to the RE/MAX of New England Monthly Housing Report for April, the second consecutive month the two states have show improvements. According to the report, Maine saw 968 units sold last month, compared to 900 in April ...

Bank of America announced it has named a new state president for Maine, Bill Williamson. According to a BofA statement sent out today, Williamson is a Maine native and Falmouth resident who has been with the company since joining a predecessor institution in 1981. Williamson is a senior client manager ...

Six companies that demonstrate “a high level of commitment to their community, employees and to manufacturing or service excellence” were presented with a 2012 Governor’s Award for Business Excellence on Monday. The awards were administered by the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development and sponsored by Fairpoint Communications. “This ...

Portland-based ImmuCell Corp. reported profits of $155,000 in the most recent quarter, up from a loss in the same period a year ago. ImmuCell is a small veterinary biotech company with products aimed at the dairy cow market. The company said in filings Monday that during the three-month period that ...

Verso Paper said it lost $73.9 million in the first quarter, according to a statement released Monday. That was compared to a loss of $44.5 million in the same period a year ago. Verso operates mills in Bucksport and Jay, employing 775 and 900, respectively, at the facilities.   Verso ...

South Portland-based Wright Express Corp. said Friday that it has acquired CorporatePay, a United Kingdom company that provides corporate prepaid services to the travel industry, for about $27.5 million in an all-cash transaction. According to a May 11 release, CorporatePay is the largest such company in the U.K. “CorporatePay’s rapidly ...