February 7, 2011 Edition

Agriculture

Tipping the scales | Maine takes the lead in a conservation program aimed at changing the fishing industry one boat at a time

Though it’s better known for its conservation work on land, a few years ago The Nature Conservancy...

News

Real estate data from Feb. 7, 2011 | Building permits, sales and leases from the Feb. 7, 2011, issue of Mainebiz

Building permits Augusta (Dec. 2010) $1,310,543, 242 State St., state of Maine, renovations, contractor: N/A...

Government & Politics

Power grab

LePage pushes labor changes Worker misclassification group nixed Legislation would alter definition of ‘employee’ Gov. Paul...

Professional services

Firing a customer | Do yourself a favor and rid your business of draining clients

“Views from the Top” is a new Mainebiz column focusing on upper-level management issues that will appear...

Government & Politics

Why we need a task force on employee misclassification

Business manager of Carpenters Local 1996, Augusta/Portland The Joint Enforcement Task Force on Employee Misclassification was established in...

Real Estate & Construction

Ducts in a row | A conversation with Shin Sargent, owner of Integrated Systems of Maine LLC

Integrated Systems of Maine LLCFounded: October 2010Employees: 2Start-up costs: $18,500Projected revenue, year one: $200,000Projected revenue, year two:...

Real Estate & Construction

Major surgery | MaineHealth settles into its Portland headquarters after a race-against-the-clock renovation

The four-story building at 110 Free St. in Portland has stood in the city’s downtown for more...

Real Estate & Construction

Weathering a hit | Green builders say the returns on energy-efficient construction should help the fledgling niche grow, despite higher costs

The biggest clue that the house Dan Kolbert is driving up to is supremely energy efficient is...

Real Estate & Construction

In short from Feb. 7, 2011 | A roundup of new hires, promotions, accolades and appointments from Maine’s business community

New Hires KeyBank recently hired Stevan Stromsky as vice president and manager of its Monument Square...

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