December 27, 2010 Edition

News

In short from Dec. 27, 2010 | A roundup of new hires, promotions, accolades and appointments from Maine’s business community

New Hires CompuPay Inc., a payroll provider in Freeport, recently hired Heather Barlow as a district...

Economic development

2010: In Recovery? | Give it to us straight, Doc. How hard did the year hit us?

The panic attacks of the 2008 financial meldown eased into eleveated blood pressure as the markets struggled...

Retail & Food Service

Chew on this | A conversation with Autumn Gullifer, creator and owner of TriPom Chews

TriPom ChewsFounded: February 2010Employees: 0Startup costs: $10,000Projected revenue, year one: $30,000Projected revenue, year two: $50,000Contact: 888-602-4443www.tripomchews.net ...

News

Real estate data from Dec. 27, 2010 | Building permits, sales and leases from the Dec. 27, 2010, issue of Mainebiz

Building permits Bangor (November) $582,829, Texas Avenue, the University of Maine, interior renovations, contractor: The...

Government & Politics

State expectations

Tax amnesty misses projections Program falls $2M short Lawmakers warn of overdoing approach The...

Real Estate & Construction

A look back | Give up venture capital for a lawn care business? Economic uncertainty makes one VC wonder

From 2001 to present, I’ve led as its president CEI Community Ventures (CCVI), a $10 million early-stage...

Tech

Cyber sleuths | An Augusta firm combines training and consultancy to meet the demand for electronic forensics

Michael Webber possibly has worked on the biggest cyber crime cases in the country. He might have...

Real Estate & Construction

Pinching thieves | Retailers keep pace with increasingly sophisticated heists and push a new law to thwart theft

One afternoon last summer, Joe Simpson began watching his security screens more closely after Kittery Trading Post’s...

Law

A seat at the table | Businessman and health care leader Donato Tramuto tasked with two high-profile assignments

Donato Tramuto looks forward to the day when he can walk up to Bill Clinton and seek...

Government & Politics

Insuring a healthy future | Resisting health care reforms only impedes progress toward better care and costs

In Maine and across the country, any discussion of health care presents serious challenges. Yet, we cannot...

Government & Politics

Prisons’ economic value debated

The town of Milo has for two years tried to convince the nation’s largest private prison company...

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