April 16, 2012 Edition

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🔒Nearly $25 million in upgrades position Maine’s ports for more business

With nearly 3,500 miles of coastline, deep coastal waters and an eastern prominence, Maine has always looked to its ports to measure the economic tide. As new industries and opportunities […]

Energy & Utilities

🔒Federal tax changes and a volatile natural gas market buffet wind development

Is Maine's wind power industry thriving or dying? While the question might seem hyperbolic, there's plenty of...

Real Estate & Construction

🔒Textiles drive new Sappi markets

Twenty years ago, Sappi Fine Paper in Westbrook did absolutely no business in China, according to Sappi...

Government & Politics

🔒It’s a crime

Growth, what growth? Maine ranks 50th in income growth LePage: Work force training needed In 2011, Maine had...

Banking & Finance

🔒Bangor company Red Sox ‘official insurance broker’

Bangor-based Cross Insurance has signed a two-year partnership with the Boston Red Sox to be the franchise's...

News

🔒The behavior employees see from you is the behavior you will get in return

Do you lead your business according to your values? Hopefully the answer is yes, because what employees...

Higher education

🔒Efforts are under way to put a global spin on future papermakers

Contrary to common belief, Maine's pulp and paper industry is healthy, according to Jack Healy, executive director...

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🔒Gains and losses among Maine’s major export partners and commodities

CommoditiesMaine is seeing a continued increase in aerospace exports, mostly for plane parts, although the new Kestrel...

News

🔒A world apart

I'm glad exposure to world markets is being woven into the curriculum for engineering students at the...

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🔒New east-west highway proposal renews an old debate with refocused financing

It seems simple: The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. But over the years,...

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