J. Craig Anderson

Portland Press Herald

J. Craig Anderson is a seasoned business reporter who covers a wide range of topics including banking, finance, real estate, technology and entrepreneurism. Originally from Arizona, Craig graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arizona journalism school and has gone on to report for a variety of business and consumer publications such as the Business Journal of Phoenix, the Las Vegas Sun and the Arizona Republic. His work has earned him national recognition including Sigma Delta Chi and APA Journalism awards. Craig also served in the Army for four years, working as an intelligence analyst and Arabic linguist for the National Security Agency in Maryland. He currently lives in Freeport.

Latest

Published
September 20, 2019

Maine’s low unemployment streak doubles previous record

The state’s unemployment rate has been below 4 percent for 44 consecutive months, twice as long as the previous record from September 1999 to July 2001.
Published
September 19, 2019

Maine home sales set a record in 2018, and they’re not far off the pace this year

Through August, the total number of sales was less than 1% below the first eight months of 2018 – the state’s best sales year ever.
Published
September 19, 2019

Hannaford will move to restrict ‘chemicals of concern’ in products, packaging

The action comes nearly 2 years after a Portland-based environmental health group gave the supermarket chain an ‘F’ for failing to announce policies to ensure the chemical safety of its products.
Published
September 18, 2019

With lawsuit pending, Prime Automotive Group fires David Rosenberg

Rosenberg accused the company’s largest investor of financial misconduct in a lawsuit he filed in July.
Published
September 17, 2019

Portland-based app-maker changes name, raises more cash

Wallit, known previously as Ourly, receives an additional $2.6 million in seed funding after an earlier funding round of $3.4 million.
Published
September 16, 2019

Gorham Savings opens branch in historic Yarmouth train depot

The branch in the Grand Trunk Railroad Depot on Main Street opened after a yearlong restoration project.
Published
September 13, 2019

Sun Life Financial adds paid family leave policy

The Canadian financial services firm has roughly 500 employees in Maine.
Published
September 13, 2019

Judge rules Bar Harbor bank must face claims it let conman steal from estate, then tried a cover-up

Plaintiffs allege the bank’s trust business allowed Robert Kenneth Lindell Jr. to steal over $1 million from an elderly widow’s estate and then tried to cover up its involvement.
Published
September 8, 2019

Power of song brings community together at Portland neighborhood’s Porchfest

Nearly 50 musical acts perform in Deering Center’s free, five-hour festival.
Published
September 6, 2019

Maine’s bioscience sector gathers to figure out how to bring jobs, advance health

More than 175 entrepreneurs, researchers and policymakers attend the inaugural Life Science Ventures Seminar hosted by the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs in Portland.