Peter Van Allen

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Peter has more than three decades of experience as a business journalist, working for a range of media companies. He has been a staff reporter or business editor at the Courier-Post, a Gannett newspaper in New Jersey; the Post-Tribune, which was then a Knight-Ridder newspaper, in Gary, Ind.; American Banker, a Thomson Reuters trade publication in New York City; and Philadelphia Business Journal, which is owned by American City Business Journals/Newhouse. As a freelancer, he has contributed stories and photos to the New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, WoodenBoat, Small Boats Monthly, Rowing News and the Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette, which he delivered on a paper route as kid. He has three kids and lives with his wife, Jennifer, and family in Yarmouth.
Banking & Finance

Bangor Savings’ parent company doubles net income for fiscal year

For the fiscal year ended March 31, the owner of Bangor Savings Bank had net income of $30.2 million, up from $12.6 million a year earlier.
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Moral of the story is, whether you’re the boss, the owner, the manager: there’s no job beneath you and a good leader needs to know how everything works.
Arts & Culture

🔒Lewiston’s redeveloped Maine MILL opens

The museum shows the legacy of the region's shoemaking and textile producing industries. The collection includes exhibits and 10,000 artifacts.
Retail & Food Service

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The Sports Bra will take over the 118-seat space that had been Noble Pizzeria & Barbecue, at 476 Stevens Ave.
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Philanthropy

Maine cyclists raise $750K for American Lung Association

Since 1985, the event has raised more than $32 million. More than 1,000 cyclists participated in this year's 180-mile journey.
Tourism & Recreation

Summer on the mountain: Sugarloaf ramping up bike park

Sugarloaf is owned by Michigan-based Boyne Resorts, which also owns Sunday River and Pleasant Mountain. 
Retail & Food Service

🔒Edgecomb Potters will shut down production site, keep stores open

The operation was founded by Chris and Richard Hilton in 1976. Their son Brad now runs the business.
Banking & Finance

🔒With Portland foothold, NBT Bank looks to add southern Maine branches

NBT Bank's history in Maine actually goes back more than a decade, with the opening of a commercial lending office on Widgery Wharf in Portland.
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Higher education

🔒After 3 years on market, former Unity campus sells for $6M

Unity Environmental University sold the 200-acre property to an unidentified buyer who plans to turn the site into an upscale summer camp with outdoor programming.
Arts & Culture

Alack! Lack of funds cancels Monmouth’s Shakespeare festival

The Theater at Monmouth has cancelled its summer Shakespeare production, but other productions will feature the Bard's plays in Belfast, Camden and Portland.
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