Articles by Matt Wickenheiser

 
Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, chats with small business owners on Friday, July 27, during an event sponsored by Google to help get Maine businesses online. According to Google, 59 percent of Maine businesses don't have a website.

Maine entrepreneurs take a lesson from Google

By Matt Wickenheiser on July 27, 2012, at 2:21 p.m.

Posted in Business, News, Portland | 5 Comments »

Former Oxford call center workers sue after layoffs

By Matt Wickenheiser on July 25, 2012, at 6:16 p.m.

Posted in Business, Lewiston-Auburn, News | 3 Comments »

Carbonite positions itself for future growth in Maine

By Matt Wickenheiser on July 24, 2012, at 7:36 p.m.

Posted in Business, Lewiston-Auburn, News | 5 Comments »

WICKI BIZ

Maine Oxy hopes to send more care boxes to active military

on July 23, 2012, at 12:15 p.m.

Posted in Business | No Comments »

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Snowe to USTR: Talk to Maine workers on visit

on July 20, 2012, at 2:50 p.m.

Posted in Business | No Comments »

Katahdin Bankshares sees earnings dip in Q2

By Matt Wickenheiser on July 20, 2012, at 11:06 a.m.

Posted in Aroostook, Business | No Comments »

IDEXX reaches out to pet owners with new Web-based products

By Matt Wickenheiser on July 20, 2012, at 7:37 a.m.

Posted in Business, News, Portland | No Comments »

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Hearst, TWC reach agreement — WMTW to return to cable

on July 19, 2012, at 10:37 p.m.

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The First Bancorp’s profits up despite ‘sluggish’ economy

By Matt Wickenheiser on July 19, 2012, at 8:49 a.m.

Posted in Business, Midcoast, News | No Comments »

An employee works in the fabricating facility at Fairchild Seminconductor in South Portland in 2009.

Profits plunge at Fairchild Semiconductor

By Matt Wickenheiser on July 19, 2012, at 8:33 a.m.

Posted in Business, News, Portland | No Comments »

Rep. Mike Michaud delivered to President Obama a pair of New Balance shoes made in Maine.

Maine New Balance workers join Susan Collins, Mike Michaud to argue for tariffs in DC

By Matt Wickenheiser on July 18, 2012, at 1:49 p.m.

Posted in Business, Mid-Maine, News, Politics, State | 25 Comments »

Meatball products sold at Hannaford recalled due to possible Listeria contamination

By Matt Wickenheiser on July 17, 2012, at 4:17 p.m.

Posted in Business, News, State | 15 Comments »

POLL QUESTION
Jonathan Carter, director of the Forest Ecology Network (left) and Jym St. Pierre, executive director of Restore the Maine Woods, speak out against a proposed east-west highway corridor at a press conference in Portland on Monday.

Environmentalists see ulterior motive behind east-west highway; Vigue denies claims

By Matt Wickenheiser on July 16, 2012, at 2:04 p.m.

Posted in Business, News, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Portland, State | 293 Comments »

Portland startup tries to help businesses find footing in a shifting retail landscape

By Matt Wickenheiser on July 12, 2012, at 6:21 p.m.

Posted in Business, News, Portland | No Comments »

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Maine up in CNBC’s ‘Top States for Business’ listing

on July 12, 2012, at 3:13 p.m.

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Charlie White of CashStar shows Sen. Susan Collins a project to incorporate digital gift-giving into a social media setting on Jan. 12, 2012, as CEO David Stone, left, looks on. Behind Collins and White is a videographer taping the visit for the company

Portland gift card innovator CashStar gets $5M in new financing

By Matt Wickenheiser on July 11, 2012, at 8:58 a.m.

Posted in Business, News, Portland, State | No Comments »

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Hearst, Time Warner disagreement leads to WMTW blackout

on July 10, 2012, at 8:03 a.m.

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POLL QUESTION
Jasleen Leach, a proposal manager for government work at Tilson Technology in Portland, moved from Virginia to Maine to take the job three months ago to establish a better work/life balance. 'I do have it all,' she said, in response to whether moms can have a successful home life and career.

Flexible workplaces help employees find balance between family, job

By Matt Wickenheiser on July 06, 2012, at 1:12 p.m.

Posted in Business, News, Portland, State | 3 Comments »

Bob Coppersmith updates the price board at Dock's Seafood Restaurant in South Portland dropping the price of five small lobsters down to $24 on Thursday, June 28, 2012. Many stores are selling the king of seafood for under $5 a pound, making it cheaper than bologna by weight.

Maine lobstermen reeling from low prices, seeking cooperation from dealers

By Matt Wickenheiser on July 05, 2012, at 6 p.m.

Posted in Business, Down East, Hancock, Midcoast, News, Portland, State | 85 Comments »

Maine sees quicker turnaround on land-use permits

By Matt Wickenheiser on July 03, 2012, at 6:26 p.m.

Posted in Business, Environment, News, Politics, State | 10 Comments »

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