December 29, 2008 EditionEdition

Law

Private investigators offer tips on thwarting employee theft | Employee theft can cripple a business. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself.

At first glance, it didn’t seem like a case of employee theft. But the employee had...
Professional services

In Short from Dec. 29, 2008 | A roundup of new hires, promotions, accolades and appointments from Maine’s business community

New Hires Salem Advisory Group, a financial planning firm based Kennebunk, recently hired Warren Berger as...
Banking & Finance

Beating the odds | How to catch a venture capitalist’s attention when a recession increases your competition

In metro markets like Boston, it is said that a venture investor looks at a hundred deals,...
Marketing & Media

2008 Oh, what a ride! The year in review | There were thrills (650 new call center jobs), chills ($4-a-gallon gas) and spills (Red...

The end of 2007 felt like riding in an ominously creaking rollercoaster car up a steep incline....
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Real Estate & Construction

Farewell | In my final column, a look back at this year in Portland commercial real estate

After four years of writing my From the Ground Up column for Mainebiz, I am stepping aside...
Real Estate & Construction

Real estate data from Dec. 29, 2008 | Building permits, sales and leases from the Dec. 29, 2008, issue of Mainebiz

Building permits Auburn (November 2008) $6,900,000, 15 Gracelawn Rd., Sisters of Charity Health Systems Inc.,...
Nonprofits

Local stimulus | R&D bonds may be Maine’s key to coming out of this recession with better jobs, richer prospects

“Charting the Course” is written by GrowSmart Maine, a Yarmouth nonprofit that promotes and encourages new ways...
Law

Crime Watch

As the economy continues to dip and many people watch their 401(k)s dwindle, the number of local...
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Banking & Finance

Banks cash in | Three Maine banks tap Fed bailout funds

Nearly $50 million will be parceled out to three Maine banks under the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Purchase...
Small Business

Health centered | A conversation with Casey Ericson, owner of The Wellness Solution in Falmouth

Founded: May 2008Employees: 1Start-up costs: $92,000Projected revenue, year one: $119,000Projected revenue, year two: $140,000Contact: 847-3242366 U.S. Route...
Energy & Utilities

Appointment brings oil company to Maine

William H. Hastings, a Falmouth resident and veteran oilman, is the new president and CEO of Magellan...
Professional services

Business incorporations from September 2008 | A selection of Maine business limited liability companies registered in September 2008, supplied by the Office of the...

Baetel Holdings LLC, Patrick Corcoran, 16 Chapman Ln., West Kennebunk 04094 Barnes Bounty LLC, Paul Driscoll,...
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Agriculture

Maine timber exec takes reins at The Nature Conservancy | Roger Milliken brings a multifaceted perspective to the top spot at The Nature Conservancy

Roger Milliken Jr. walks through the woods wearing three hats.As a businessman in Maine's natural resources industry,...
Professional services

Not a shred of doubt | Lisbon’s File-Busters keeps sensitive documents away from prying eyes

An industrial shredder towers over Heather Rideout as she stretches over a conveyor belt feeding reams of...
Tourism & Recreation

Downturn spurs hotel vacancies | A stalled economy sends hospitality managers scrambling for guests

Nationwide, the hospitality industry is bracing for one of its most severe recessions in 80 years, the...
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