February 19, 2007 Edition

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Time and money | Want to buy an out-of-state manufacturing company and move it to Maine? Take one Portland firm’s advice: It’ll take longer...

Two years ago, when Nick Nikazmerad, owner and president of Eastman Industries in Portland, bought Ingersoll Equipment...

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End of the exodus? | Maine’s manufacturing decline slows, but don’t expect a renaissance

During the past five years, Maine's manufacturing industry has been plagued with rising energy costs and a...

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Gridlock | It’ll cost a billion dollars to even put a dent in Portland’s growing traffic problem. So what’s a commuter to do?

Greater Portland, we have a problem. You may have noticed it. It's an affliction most common to...

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A link in the chain | Formula and chain stores face heavy restrictions thanks to a new rule in Portland. But is the contentious...

In the early morning hours of November 21, the Portland City Council passed by a 5-4 vote...

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Full speed ahead | Fast-growing Sea Bags brings high fashion, green values to the Portland waterfront

At the end of their useful lives, old sails make their way from all over the country...

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Ill? Chill. | If you’re sick, stay home from work. And that’s an order.

Close readers of "Charting Maine's future," the much-ballyhooed Brookings Institution report on our fair state, may have...

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Surf’s up | Jim McGinley rides the “lifestyle sports” wave with his Portland-based Podium Venture Group

The trips are business as usual for McGinley, 32, who founded N'East, a glossy "lifestyle sports" magazine,...

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Blog party | A talk with BlueCurrent’s Franz Honer on the benefits of blogging about Maine’s real estate market

Try asking a real estate agent how the market's doing these days, and you're bound to get...

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Web doctor | A chat with Rebecca Stockbridge, founder of MediCreative in Portland.

Founded: May 2006 Employees: One, plus one part-time Startup costs: $6,000-$7,000 Projected revenue, year one: $50,000 Projected revenue, year two: $75,000 Contact:...

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