August 11, 2008 Edition

Higher education

Green scene | Jay Friedlander heads up the College of the Atlantic’s green business program

The College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor is already one of the country’s greenest colleges —...

Higher education

The age question | An online AARP questionnaire being piloted in Maine helps businesses assess their aging workforce and figure out strategies for survival

Over the next 25 years, more than 77 million baby boomers — those born from 1946 through...

Higher education

Custom learning | Walch Education in Portland, born in 1927 from a high school teacher’s part-time gig, makes a name today creating textbooks tailored...

Two years ago, the average student entering high school in Baltimore, Md., could read at only the...

Professional services

Business incorporations from May 2008 | A selection of Maine limited liability corporations registered in May 2008, supplied by the Office of the Secretary...

20/20 Group LLC, Hugh S. Kirkpatrick, PO Box 26, Caribou 04736 ...

Professional services

In Short from Aug. 11, 2008 | A roundup of new hires, promotions, accolades and appointments from Maine’s business community

New Hiresâ&Copy; Androscoggin Bank in Lewiston recently hired Andrew Grover as vice president and risk manager, and...

Higher education

Juris prudence | Husson College’s ongoing bid for a rural Maine law school could be just what the courts ordered, or a misguided attempt...

For the past several years, Husson College in Bangor had planned to open a small law program...

Energy & Utilities

Power grabâ€© | From Kittery to Fort Kent, energy issues are on the minds of Mainers. Here’s a look at recent energy-related happenings around...

From Kittery to Fort Kent, energy issues are on the minds of Mainers. While some wonder how...

Real Estate & Construction

Good deeds? | The good and bad of using real estate as an economic development tool

Flipping real estate is not usually considered a traditional economic development strategy. Still, it’s one that...

Marketing & Media

August 11 issue of Mainebiz

Table of contents for the August 11 issue of MainebizOnly the articles with links are available online....

Real Estate & Construction

Real estate data from Aug. 11, 2008 | Building permits, sales and leases from the Aug. 11, 2008, issue of Mainebiz

Sales and leasesâ&Copy; Portlandâ&Copy; Lessee: J. Meade Design 219 Anderson St.â¨Square feet: 1,740â¨Lessor: Chadballs Holdingsâ¨Broker: Cardente Real...

Banking & Finance

From the mailroom to the corner office | Employees who spend their careers at a single company are a dying breed. But some Mainers...

One night last spring, CEO Kris Doody emerged from an evening staff meeting at Cary Medical Center...

Small Business

Pretty woman | A conversation with Erike McCauley, founder of SEA in York Beach

Founded: December 2007Employees: 10 part-timeStart-up costs: $200,000Projected revenue, year one: $100,000Projected revenue, year two: $150,000-$200,000Contact: 361-65002 Beach...

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