August 22, 2005 Edition

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Bread and butter | A chat with Kevin Roche, co-founder and chief financial officer of Belleco Inc.

Founded: December 2004 Employees: Eight Startup costs: $250,000 Projected revenues, first year: $400,000 Projected revenues, second year: $2 million Contact: 854-8006 PO Box...

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Staying the course | Washington County Community College’s Boat School stays afloat after a bout of stormy weather

If Maine's 398 years in the boat building business isn't enough to underscore the importance of the...

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A Hazy Future | Washington County debates whether big or small is the right approach to economic development

Like many people downeast, David Whitney makes his living by knitting together a series of jobs. He's...

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The Norman expansion | Blue Hill’s Marine Environmental Research Institute gets a little bigger, and a lumpfish finds a new home

On the coast of Blue Hill Bay, Norman has discovered the proverbial good life. He eats his...

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Inside the box | PDA cases drive growth for office products maker Saunders Manufacturing

For many people, PDAs have become the gadget they can't live without, holding all of their phone...

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COMMENTARY: Land rich | A Bar Harbor executive on why the time is right for Maine to explore ecotourism

CEO, Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce On Sept. 14-16, ecotourism leaders, professionals, government representatives and others from across...

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Melting rocks | A new Baileyville company sees lots of promise in products made from volcanic rocks called basalt

In early August, voters in Baileyville approved a $2.5 million bond package to fund the startup of...

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From calf to cow | Wolfe’s Neck Farm Natural Meats outgrows its nonprofit roots to become a for-profit branded meat company

In 2001, Erick Jensen had an idea: Start an organization that would help Maine farmers get higher...

Tourism & Recreation

A fish tale | Farmed halibut have never been proved viable. But three Hancock County entrepreneurs think they’ve got the secret.

When aquaculture experts are asked about land-based halibut farming, it becomes very apparent that the concept is...

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Lights on for service | Ken and Jeanne Burton celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fat Boy

In the 1950s and 60s, Brunswick's Fat Boy drive-in was the hangout for teenagers after spring dances...

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