July 13, 2009 EditionEdition

Energy & Utilities

Winds of change | An Eliot inventor uses simple physics to build a better turbine

Benjamin Brickett lives on a restful farm along the limpid Piscataqua River estuary. But as an...
Manufacturing

Paper shuffle: A year after its IPO, Verso scrambles against changing markets while NewPage bides its time

Last year, Verso Paper Corp., which has paper mills in Bucksport and Jay, made the bold move...
News

Levy levity | Think Maine’s new taxes are bad? The Brits had it worse

“If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street, If you try to sit, I’ll tax...
Banking & Finance

Mind the gap | Dynamics of supply and demand stretches venture capitalists

It should be no surprise that the current economic environment has had a dampening effect across all...
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Marketing & Media

Cyber siren | A conversation with Nicole Ouellette, owner of Breaking Even Communications in Bar Harbor

Founded: January 2008Employees: NoneStartup costs: $4,000Projected revenue, year one: $15,000Projected revenue, year two: $42,000Contact: 812-0285 PO...
Nonprofits

Adopting change | MAPS Worldwide reacts to international trends by developing new services

The maxims of success in the nonprofit sector have changed. Flat is the new up. Mission, not...
Economic development

Franklin County to gain jobs, taxes and educational opportunities through wind power

Franklin County, like much of Maine, no longer can rely on the traditional natural resource-based and manufacturing...
Nonprofits

New beginnings | GrowSmart refocuses its mission with a new leader in a new city

“Charting the Course” is written by GrowSmart Maine, a Yarmouth nonprofit that promotes and encourages new ways...
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Tourism & Recreation

Catch phrases | A round up of new initiatives designed to boost the groundfishing industry’s sustainability and profitability

While it’s been a tough summer so far for the state’s clam flats, news on the groundfishing...
Real Estate & Construction

Rail rebound?: Developers remain optimistic about the Downeaster expansion despite a funding flux

Correction: The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority is still in the running for a $35 million...
Tourism & Recreation

Mineral spirits | Glittery discoveries and a surge in mining spark new business along Maine’s gem belt

On an open stretch of Route 26 in Woodstock, somewhere between Paris and Bethel, a white sign...
Government & Politics

Taxable interests: The business community’s reaction to LD 1495 is far from unanimous

The state’s three largest regional chambers of commerce — in Portland, Bangor and Androscoggin County — supported...
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