April 30, 2007 Edition

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Going east | A roundup of the latest plans, projects and proposals for Portland’s eastern waterfront, including Â— gasp! Â— one that’s finished

Development plans began invading Portland's quiet eastern waterfront a few years ago, with such projects as Ocean...

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Support group | After his father’s death, Mike Boulet stepped in to lead Fairfield-based Mainely Trusses. But a slowing housing market may be his...

In 1991, when John Boulet opened Mainely Trusses, a truss manufacturing business in Fairfield, his son, Mike,...

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FIRST PERSON: Into the woods | A LURC official chats about development pressures in Maine’s Unorganized Territories

Director of permitting and compliance at the Land Use Regulation Commission in Augusta We are not an agency...

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Visual aids | A sampling of Maine companies that rely on the real estate and construction markets to build their businesses

Over the past decade, the way people view the world has undergone a seismic shift, especially in...

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In our backyard | Maine companies hope to take advantage of having the world’s biggest biotech trade show in Boston

Maine's economic development czars have been touting the state's potential as a biotechnology hub to the world...

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Collaborative effort | For the local developers who comprise the Developers Collaborative, strength in numbers means successfully pushing a smart-growth agenda

In 2005, Richard Berman, a Portland real estate developer, received an honor from the Environmental Protection Agency...

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Ink and needles | A chat with John Biswell, founder of John Biswell Tattoos in Portland.

Founded: October 2006 Employees: Biswell Startup costs: $35,000 Projected revenue, year one: $50,000 Projected revenue, year two: $60,000 Contact: 822-9914 24 Exchange St.,...

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BOOK EXCERPT: Inside L.L.Bean | Maine's most famous privately held company doesn't give away many of its secrets, but Leon Gorman's recently published book,...

When we returned from our directors' canoe trip down the Allagash in 1984 we were just completing...

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Green, green grass | Mother Nature is the toughest competitor for Jesse O’Brien and Down East Turf Farms in Kennebunk

April was not a good month for dirt. With a couple of unusually late blizzards and a...

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After the collapse | A conversation with Will Lund, director of the state Office of Consumer Credit Regulation, on the ripple effect of the...

For much of the past year, it's been almost impossible to miss the daily updates of the...

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Keeping the faith | More executives in Maine are saying amen to religion in the workplace Â— and reaping the rewards of faith-based businesses

Some business leaders look for workplace inspiration from their peers. Others consult how-to books or look to...

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A dream deferred | Six years after it was proposed, John and Elliott Chamberlain have finally broken ground on their “Great American Neighborhood” in...

When Elliott and John Chamberlain set out to build Maine's first "Great American Neighborhood" development in Scarborough...

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