January 11, 2010 Edition

News

Real estate data from Jan. 11, 2010 | Building permits, sales and leases from the Jan. 11, 2010, issue of Mainebiz

Building Permits Augusta (September, October and November 2009) $477,308, 451 Western Ave., Charlie’s Toyota, external...

Professional services

Help, pronto | A conversation with Ivonne Vazquez, principal, VIVA – Virtually Indispensable Virtual Assistants in Gorham

Founded: June 2009Employees: One freelancerStartup costs: $10,000Projected revenue, year one: $35,000Projected revenue, year two: $75,000Contact: 221-6671PO Box...

Government & Politics

Tax breaks in lawmakers’ sights

More than a half dozen state programs that extend tax breaks to businesses — some going back...

Economic development

Contracted care | A $322 million hospital consolidation project starts making the rounds

Entering the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care in Augusta, one immediately notices the design — a...

Transportation

Flight check

Maine’s airports have landed in the news in recent weeks, with announcements of new management, plans to...

News

On the lookout | Portlander Lemuel Moody made a pretty penny off a scenic view

Ever hear about someone starting up a business, an enterprise no one ever thought of before? You...

News

Long, slow slide | Spare your audience the torment of PowerPoint

“Advice Squad” is written by members of the Maine chapter of the Association for Consulting Expertise, a...

Banking & Finance

5 on the future | A group of Maine economists dares to predict what’s in store for 2010

Economics really earned its label as “the dismal science” in 2009. While we cross our fingers for...

Marketing & Media

Upstart entrepreneur | A savvy twentysomething captures BusinessWeek’s eye

Becky Stockbridge McKinnell is young, in a hurry and knows what she wants. She was too busy...

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