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For our 20th anniversary issue, Mainebiz wanted to look at two decades of business through the eyes of business leaders. Throughout the issue, we have highlighted key Maine industries and asked at least one longtime leader to tell the story of an industry's past two decades.
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Shipbuilding: Investments help Bath Iron Works maintain its shipbuilding prowess; Maine's wooden boat-building trade has grown over two decades
Marine: The rise and fall of Maine's offshore fishing industry
Manufacturing: Factories are producing more goods with fewer people
Agriculture: Locally sourced food trend buoys Maine farms
Forest products: Forest products industry puts $8 billion into Maine's economy
Telecom: Faster broadband seen as essential for Maine's economy
Energy: Oil, propane expected to remain stalwarts as Mainers try new energy sources
Health care: Rising costs coupled with a need to be affordable
Banking: Mergers and changes in where people keep their money are changing banks
Higher education: Maine's mix of colleges and universities have created an 'education hub'
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'He wheeled and dealed': An interview with Mainebiz founder Jon Whitney
Maine's mix of colleges and universities have created an 'education hub'
Mergers and regulations: Two decades of change in banking
Health care crossroads: Rising costs coupled with need to be affordable
Oil, propane expected to remain stalwarts as Mainers try new energy sources
Growth engine: Faster broadband seen as essential for Maine's economy
Forest products industry puts $8 billion into Maine's economy
Know your farmer: Locally sourced food trend buoys Maine farms
An industry, changed but still viable: One man's tale of Maine manufacturing
Groundfishing aground? The rise and fall of Maine's offshore fishing industry
Decades of tide changes: Investments help Bath Iron Works maintain its shipbuilding prowess
Reflecting on 20 years: Other 20-year-old companies look back
Maine's history of principled politicians in the U.S. Senate
'He wheeled and dealed': An interview with Mainebiz founder Jon Whitney
Health care crossroads: Rising costs coupled with need to be affordable
Growth engine: Faster broadband seen as essential for Maine's economy
Forest products industry puts $8 billion into Maine's economy
Know your farmer: Locally sourced food trend buoys Maine farms
An industry, changed but still viable: One man's tale of Maine manufacturing
Groundfishing aground? The rise and fall of Maine's offshore fishing industry
Decades of tide changes: Investments help Bath Iron Works maintain its shipbuilding prowess
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