February 5, 2007 EditionEdition

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In with the new | The Maine Construction Careers Alliance and the state’s construction industry hope to solve the shortage of skilled workers

Few things are as galling in construction as having plenty of work available but too few workers...
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Look behind, look ahead | MEREDA’s review of the 2006 real estate market, and a preview of what’s to come

After what seemed like an absence of good news in Maine's real estate market last year, lowered...
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Phone tag | Can FairPoint deliver on its promise of beefing up rural Internet access?

FairPoint Communications is no stranger to Maine. Though based in Charlotte, N.C., the telecommunications company has served...
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One-man show | A chat with Timothy Braun, founder of Tidewater Architects in Scarborough.

Founded: September 2006 Employees: One Startup costs: $35,000 Projected revenue, year one: $100,000 Projected revenue, year two: $120,000 Contact: 837-3026 360 U.S. Rte....
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Same as it ever was | Historic preservation worked for Hallowell — and it can work for your town, too

Visit downtown Hallowell on a Friday night, and you'll find bars and restaurants that are packed, live...
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Second act | Kevin Mattson makes Harper’s Development a statewide power

Eight years ago, Kevin Mattson's life had hit bottom. He'd come to the end of a foray...
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Swamp love | Maine Wetlands Bank handles wetlands issues that can give developers nightmares. But even the pros worry about the growing complexity of...

A few miles up the road, though, it's easy to miss an important offshoot of the Augusta...
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80-proof payoff | They said he couldn’t compete in the high-end vodka market. They said his marketing wouldn’t work. They said he’d fail. One...

When Coulombe, owner of White Rock Distilleries, in 1999 entered the high-end vodka market with Three Olives...
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Trial run | Janet Hock, the executive director of the Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health, is laying the groundwork for her nascent...

Since December, the lab's executive director, Janet Hock, and six staffers have been working out of borrowed...
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