December 13, 2010 Edition

Government & Politics

Game on | The new chief of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine targets the State House

Tim Bell admits he’s not much of a sportsman — a little alligator and boar hunting, the...

Real Estate & Construction

Nurturing space | Keeping vacant commercial units in mint condition pays off in a competitive market

Imagine you are a decision maker for a company looking for new office space. Your company needs...

Banking & Finance

Retail therapy | Merchants look to growing buy-local campaigns for greater sales

When a longtime credit union recently moved out of Bowdoinham’s tiny village, the downtown merchants experienced a...

Banking & Finance

Readying for reform | Maine banks brace for a federal banking overhaul

On July 21, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,...

News

In short from Dec. 13, 2010 | A roundup of new hires, promotions, accolades and appointments from Maine’s business community

New Hires Key Private Bank in Portland recently hired William Becker as vice president and investment...

Banking & Finance

Counting change | Is 2011 the year that will restore banking’s reputation?

Executive director of the Maine Bankers Association Recognizing that the public’s increasingly contemptuous view of...

Government & Politics

Feds step up enforcement on illegals

An increased focus by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the last year on companies that hire...

Banking & Finance

Banking recruits | Bath Savings joins an FDIC pilot program to bring affordable online banking services to the underserved

Glenn Hutchinson, president and CEO of Bath Savings Institution, winces when he sees young people come into...

News

Decision to publish one-sided column was unwise, unfair

Executive director, Maine Municipal Association Maine Municipal Association is dismayed at the lack of judgment shown...

News

Travel advisory | In Maine’s transportation annals, water always trumps roadways

Last week I found myself heading out west to Vermont to entertain a group with my Maine...

Banking & Finance

Capital pains | A drying up of venture funds leaves Maine short on startup cash

Robert Phelps made a decision as the new head of Bar Harbor BioTechnology in 2007 that...

Government & Politics

Lining up the agenda

LePage pledges regulatory reform Gets an earful from businesses Considers centralized agency Governor–elect...

Nonprofits

Building a legacy | A Maine foundation challenges community nonprofits to boost endowments

Here’s a conundrum we face as a state that one Maine foundation has sought to address in...

News

Real estate data from Dec. 13, 2010 | Building permits, sales and leases from the Dec. 13, 2010, issue of Mainebiz

Building permits Bangor (October) $70,000, 1129 Union St., Maine Department of Motor Vehicles, interior renovations,...

Arts & Culture

Waste not | A conversation with Betty-Jane Shreve, owner of TRANSFORMATIONS…Buy: Shreve

TRANSFORMATIONS...Buy: ShreveFounded: February 2010Employees: 1Startup costs: $3,000Projected revenue, year one: $2,500Projected revenue, year two:...

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