February 20, 2006 EditionEdition

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By the book | Ronnie Sellers Productions looks to new products to sustain growth in the book and calendar publishing market

The tiny Ronnie Sellers Productions outlet store in Portland is jammed full of colorful books, calendars and...
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Pot of gold? | New Portland restaurants bet that diners will pay upwards of $10 for the comforts of mac and cheese

In the months after Sept. 11, 2001, one of the apparent truisms intoned by news anchors was...
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Company man | Matt Jacobson takes over as CEO of Maine & Co., with the task of luring new companies to Maine.

Some might wonder why Matt Jacobson would give up his job as a vice president of marketing...
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6 o'clock rock | WCSH has topped the Portland TV news market for 20 years. But in an industry where you’re only as good...

A few minutes before six o'clock, Pat Callaghan strolls into the News Center set at Portland's WCSH,...
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Waterlogged | Loggers and mills gauge the impact of the January thaw on wood supplies

While a warm and snow-free January was a welcome surprise for some Maine residents, this winter's unseasonable...
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Let the (media) games begin | A Portland-based sports agent with 10 clients competing in Torino talks about the impact of the Olympics on...

Portland-based director of Olympics and action sports for Octagon, an international sports and entertainment marketing firm I can...
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Part one of a three part series: The venture equation | A venture capitalist explains what his industry is looking for — and what...

At a recent Financing Growth seminar I gave in the northeast, one attendee asked about financing her...
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Downtown establishment | Commercial developers eye Scarborough for growth, and the town says it’s ready for them

When Ram Properties decided last month to relocate from its downtown Portland office to a commercial site...
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Style points | A chat with June Juliano, owner of Mensroom Salon and Lounge in Portland.

Employees: Five Startup costs: $50,000 Revenues, year one: $100,000 Projected revenues, year two: $200,000 Contact:874-8080 8 City Center, Portland 04101 www.mensroomsalon.com Why did you...
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A part of the whole | A chat with Chandrika Sanyal, owner of Portland’s Whole Grocer — now part of the Whole Foods Market...

Long before organic food became the fastest growing sector of the grocery industry, attracting big food producers...
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