Edward D. Murphy

Press Herald

Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.

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Published
April 3, 2023

Bath Iron Works, Mississippi shipyard can’t produce destroyers fast enough, Navy says

Congress approved 3 destroyers for the current fiscal year, but Pentagon officials say the shipyards can’t build that many and wants to buy only 2 next year.
Published
April 3, 2023

South Portland truck leasing business acquired by Penske Corp.

Kris-Way, which employs 150 people in Maine, is being purchased by one of the world’s largest transportation services companies.
Published
March 31, 2023

Secretary of state OK’s wording for ballot question that could block public utility

If successful, voter approval would be required for a consumer-owned utility, such as one being proposed on the same November ballot, to take on more than $1 billion in debt.
Published
March 30, 2023

With fewer sports bars in downtown Portland, Red Sox fans improvise on Opening Day

Some lament the loss of once-popular venues, but others find that any establishment with a few TVs fills the bill.
Published
March 28, 2023

After so-so year, Maine tourism industry hopes to grow more in 2023

Tourists spent over $8.6 billion in Maine during 2022, an increase of 10% above the previous year.
Published
March 24, 2023

Portland jetport restaurant workers sue employer, alleging they were underpaid

The two said they were paid as tipped workers – half the state’s minimum wage – even when they did work that earned them no tips.
Published
March 17, 2023

Carlo Cimino, founder of Maine construction company, dies at 84

The business he launched 57 years ago has led the construction of schools and multifamily housing projects throughout the state.
Published
March 16, 2023

Maine restaurants, bars hope for return to a ‘normal’ St. Patrick’s Day

With the holiday falling on a Friday, businesses are looking for a profitable celebration after the pandemic has dampened them for three years.
Published
March 10, 2023

Judge orders rewording for referendum question on electric utility

The Maine secretary of state is ordered to draft a new referendum question that doesn’t use the word ‘quasi-governmental’ to describe a proposed consumer-owned electricity company.
Published
March 9, 2023

Maine craft brewers ‘own the backyard’ – but beer-making business is on a new playing field

Maintaining market dominance will require adapting to new consumer tastes, a beverage industry expert told brewers at a conference in Portland.