August 21, 2006 EditionEdition

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Studied to death | A discussion of the big hopes but dim results for the governor’s Washington County Economic Task Force with member Sen....

Whether helping run Raye's Mustard, his family's 106-year-old business in Eastport, or working on legislation in Augusta,...
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Calculated risk | L.L. Bean CEO Chris McCormick discusses the company’s accelerating expansion and the need to steal market share in today’s retail world

When Chris McCormick became CEO of L.L. Bean five years ago, much was made of the fact...
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Narrowing the scope | EnterpriseMaine scales back its development efforts in western Maine

It has covered a section of western Maine like a blanket, providing much-needed economic development help from...
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Look for the Maine label | Kristen Millar is behind the new Certified Maine Lobster program

Summer is high season for lobster. With tourists clogging seaside shacks to dip hunks of the fresh,...
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A new coastal community | After years of false starts, the former Cutler Navy base is being redeveloped for residential and commercial use

For Dianne Tilton, the years-long struggle to offload the former Cutler Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station was...
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Destination unknown | The Downeast Heritage Museum struggles to revamp its flawed business model

Hindsight being what it is, it's easy now to say the early backers of the Downeast Heritage...
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A strong suit | A chat with Troy Alphie Nadeau, founder of Alphie’s in Saco.

Founded: November 2005 Employees: One Startup costs: $75,000 Projected revenue, year one: $175,000 Projected revenue, year two: $225,000 Contact: 571-8557 15 Pepperell Sq.,...
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Weekly wars | Mount Desert Island is the battleground for competing coastal newspaper operations

There are only a handful of two-newspaper towns in Maine. But in Bar Harbor, best known as...
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