April 6, 2009 Edition

Banking & Finance

Perfect strangers | Small businesses turn to online social lending for financing

Tom Shepard is a certified financial planner. So, he was well informed of his options when he...

Banking & Finance

Creative cash | Alternative funding options are available in Maine, if you know where to look

These are trying times for businesses in need of financing. Creativity is critical in this economy for...

Real Estate & Construction

Real estate data from April 6, 2009 | Building permits, sales and leases from the April 6, 2009, issue of Mainebiz

Building Permits Auburn $300,000, 100 Minot Ave., Mechanics Savings Bank, commercial renovations, contractor: Hebert Construction...

Economic development

Into the wild blue yonder | BNAS redevelopment pursues multiple approaches

The Brunswick Naval Air Station doesn’t officially close until May 2011, but redevelopment efforts are in full...

Government & Politics

Show us the money | Tracking Maine’s federal stimulus dollars

Federal stimulus money has in recent weeks been promised to what seems like every conceivable corner of...

Agriculture

Wasting away | A composter’s regulatory fight could leave businesses scrambling

On a sunny, brisk February morning at his farm in Lyman, Bob St. Onge recalls the rain...

Small Business

Travel guide | Cruising a site for Maine tourists turns the humdrum downright splendid

Everybody wants a bargain these days. Well, I think I just found one. You say the cold...

Real Estate & Construction

Transmission vision | Why you should call Augusta now to support Peter Vigue’s bright idea

Construction, like many other industries, rewards innovation. Companies are rewarded with jobs if they figure out a...

Manufacturing

Making his stand: Expansions, new hires and a marketing plan bode well for Katahdin Studio Furniture

John Stass is on the verge of his best year ever. For the first time in...

Manufacturing

Global sales propel aviation firm

About a year and a half ago, Allyn Caruso, president of Maine Aviation Corp., started cultivating a...

News

Business incorporations from January 2009 | A selection of Maine business limited liability companies registered in January 2009, supplied by the Office of the...

DT Tree Harvesting LLC, Donald Theriault, 406 South Perley Brook Rd., Fort Kent 04743 Dwellwright...

Economic development

Hall of FAME | Demand for the Finance Authority of Maine’s services is already outpacing all of 2008

As banks strive to get the word out that money is available to lend, the Finance Authority...

News

In short from April 4, 2009 | A roundup of new hires, promotions, accolades and appointments from Maine’s business community

New Hires The University of Southern Maine in Portland recently hired Margaret Weston as the new...

Retail & Food Service

On the rise | A conversation with Dara Reimers, owner of The Bread Shack in Auburn

Founded: August 2008Employees: 6Startup costs: $60,000Projected revenue, year one: $150,000Projected revenue, year two: $235,000Contact: 376-3090 1056...

Law

Not going for broke | As business bankruptcies climb, attorneys offer options

Remnants of Jim Picariello’s good idea are everywhere. His Wise Acre Frozen Treats ice pops, made from...

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