April 21, 2014 EditionEdition

Government & Politics

🔒Of bills and vetoes: ‘Open for business zones’ bill fails; third Medicaid expansion bill follows

Lawmakers and the governor greeted spring with more talk of vetoes and rejections. Medicaid expansion, a budget that would close a $32 million gap next fiscal year and “open for […]
Real Estate & Construction

🔒Smooth Ride: Brunswick construction company’s investment paves the way for new business

In years past, Brunswick-based Ray Labbe & Sons had to leave the state to find asphalt that...
Higher education

🔒Find a business mentor

Whether you are starting or growing a business, it pays to have a mentor on your side....
News

🔒Cooperation proves a winning strategy for Maine credit unions

In April 2004, six Maine credit unions came together to create the shared branch network in Maine,...
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How to

🔒Learn to love networking

Most people agree that success in life is primarily about relationships. More importantly, the quality and depth...
News

🔒Peter Van Allen: Continuing the legacy

“From away” is typically not a label you want to wear.In this case, I'm going to have...
Economic development

🔒Michael Kors joins upscale newcomers to Portland

Michael Kors, designer fashions. Microsoft Store, software and games. Hyatt Place and Courtyard Marriott, hotels. Munjoy Heights...
Agriculture

🔒Farm Credit East merger seen as beneficial to Maine farmers, loggers, commercial fishermen

Daniel Corey planted his first crop of potatoes on a 52-acre farm in Aroostook County in 1986....
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In Short

🔒Newsworthy people and performances

New HiresCasco Bay Wealth Advisors in Brunswick recently hired Sheila Menair as a financial advisor. Previously, Menair...
Banking & Finance

🔒FAME’s new CEO Bruce Wagner sees room for more financing programs in improving economy

Four weeks in as the Finance Authority of Maine's new CEO, Bruce Wagner says conversations are starting...
Fisheries & Marine

🔒Fins and Furs Adventures in Skowhegan rides on experiential travel trend, a growing industry that provides Thoreau-like experiences and more

First-time travelers to Carroll Ware's Fins and Furs Adventures in Skowhegan often remark how great it is...
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