February 9, 2015 EditionEdition

Real Estate & Construction

🔒New life for old buildings: In Augusta, developers convert old schools to senior housing

Providing appropriate housing for seniors and low-income families has become an even more difficult challenge for Maine towns and cities. Aging housing stock matched with a steep decline in federal […]
Real Estate & Construction

🔒Real estate market trickles up: York County continues to outpace northern counties

Low interest rates, falling fuel prices and declining unemployment rates have combined to create a trifecta of...
Manufacturing

🔒Biddeford company finds Maine’s climate suits its products

STABIL, a Biddeford company, couldn't have picked a better home state. With the highest average age in...
In Short

🔒Newsworthy people and performances

New hiresThe University of Maine School of Law in Portland hired Danielle Conway as dean, effective July...
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🔒On Steve Jobs, disruptive technologies and finding the innovative spirit in Maine

On Jan. 30, 1984, a tall, slender young man in a double-breasted suit stood alone at the...
News

🔒CEOs need to understand workplace safety

What If you held the cure for cancer or heart disease in your hands? How would it...
Economic development

🔒Out-of-state worker recruitment aided by various programs

Portland's fastest-growing companies are working hard to recruit the workers they need. As they do, a slew...
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🔒Midcoast port captain talks about keeping ferry business afloat

He assigns crews to the ferries that serve six islands along the midcoast of Maine. He also...
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Economic development

🔒As Aroostook goes, so goes the rest of Maine

Back in October, when Senior Writer James McCarthy and I first paid a visit to Aroostook County,...
Agriculture

🔒Finding value in potatoes: Naturally Potatoes’ growth gives hope for Aroostook’s farms

On a recent vacation to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Aroostook potato farmer Brent Grass sat down...
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