April 20, 2009 EditionEdition

Tourism & Recreation

Tapping in | After 160 years in Maine, Poland Spring stirs up debate about the state’s future

In 1845, when the Ricker family opened Maine’s renowned Poland Spring resort, the aquifer’s supposed healing properties...

Transportation

Harbor hopefuls | Changes at three Maine ports could be a boon for cargo and business

It's a dynamic time for Maine's major cargo ports. While a resurgence of pulp shipments has led...

Higher education

Innovation expertise | UMaine readies for Doug Hall’s creativity-based curriculum

Doug Hall — inventor, entrepreneur and the person once dubbed by caustic “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell...

Nonprofits

Coming home | A young GrowSmart staffer recounts why he chose to return to Maine

“Charting the Course” is written by GrowSmart Maine, a Yarmouth nonprofit that promotes and encourages new ways...

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Banking & Finance

Mega mentality | The time is ripe for a regional approach to New England’s economic development

For the past six years, I’ve focused on driving venture capital into secondary cities in northern New...

Agriculture

Pressing matters | Maine Natural Oils makes seed-based oils right at the farm

Four business partners in northern Maine have launched a new mobile business that, ensconced in an 18-wheel...

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