February 25, 2008 Edition

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Walk this way | After seven years of steady growth, Portland’s First Friday art walk has become a bona fide smash

Art gazing and wine sipping, two of the major preoccupations of Portland's First Friday Art Walk, have...

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On-the-job training | From forestry to biotech, companies complain about a lack of qualified workers. Is Maine doing enough to train its workforce?

Last fall, Mainebiz hosted a symposium on pessimism in Maine's business community. We decided to follow up...

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Strange brew | Most New England brewers focus on English-style ales, but Allagash Brewing Co. founder Rob Tod took a gamble on Belgian-style beers....

Brewing beer was something that Allagash Brewing Co. founder and brewmaster Rob Tod says he "completely stumbled...

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Big wheels | Renegade Wheelchairs rolls out its debut product

John Rackley's wheelchair tears through mud. It plows through snow. It even pops wheelies over logs in...

Banking & Finance

Safe at work | Talking workers’ comp with John Leonard, president and CEO of Portland-based insurer The MEMIC Group

In the early 1990s, Maine's workers' compensation market was a wreck. Workplace injuries were well beyond the...

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Luxe City | Despite a waning economy, Portland’s upscale merchants say customers still go for Gucci

In the center of Addo Novo, Congress Street's new modern furniture store, hangs a light called the...

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A scrap in Bayside | While the city tries to realize its vision for a new neighborhood, one business holds its ground

On Valentine's Day last year, scrap yard E. Perry Iron & Metal faced a problem it had...

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Cloth shop | A chat with Mary Zarate, founder of Z Fabrics in Portland.

Founded: November 2006 Employees: None Startup costs: $8,000 Revenue, year one: $17,000 Projected revenue, year two: $23,000 Contact: 773-1331 316 Congress St., Portland...

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Switching tracks | Jim Phipps leaves a law career to take charge of Portland nonprofit The Iris Network

As an attorney specializing in tax law for nonprofit organizations, Jim Phipps knows what it takes to...

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