June 1, 2015 EditionEdition

Economic development

🔒Aroostook County initiative touts potential of a ‘forest products cluster’

The Aroostook Partnership for Progress, a public-private organization created to spur economic development in Maine’s northernmost county, is leading a grassroots effort to advance the forest products sector as a […]
Small Business

🔒Reclaimed materials for an iconic look: Furniture from Artas Designs brings the outdoors inside

Artas Designs may not be a household name. But in the five years since the Biddeford firm...
In Short

🔒Newsworthy people and performances

New hiresFriends of the Presumpscot River in Westbrook hired Aaron Frederick as executive director. Frederick worked as...
How to

🔒How to make priorities your top priority

Too busy? Too much to do? Not good. When your workload is greater than your capacity, you...
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Small Business

🔒Crafted in Maine, paddled everywhere: Tidal Roots finds niche in wooden paddleboards

Standup paddleboarding is the fastest growing segment of water sports equipment, and an upstart business in Eliot...
Fisheries & Marine

🔒From napkin sketch to $20 million in sales: Owners of Sea Salt Lobster talk growth

In just six years, Shawn McEwen and Morey Highbarger have gone from a simple napkin sketch to...
How to

🔒How to manage your focus and energy

While business leaders work diligently at managing people and projects, most find it difficult to manage their...
Manufacturing

🔒These UMaine students would make Deming proud

Two boats rest on the lawn outside the University of Maine's Advanced Manufacturing Center. It's a sunny...
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Banking & Finance

🔒Leveraging loans: SBA’s 504 program helps small businesses grow, while preserving cash flow

Field Rider, president of Pine Tree State CDC, a Portland-based nonprofit certified by the U.S. Small Business...
Small Business

🔒Maine entrepreneurs take setbacks in stride

Fickle customers, fire, financing issues — Maine small businesspeople are well acquainted with these challenges.This issue of...
Economic development

🔒FAME bills emphasize economic and workforce development

In his first legislative session as CEO of the Finance Authority of Maine, Bruce Wagner says his...
News

🔒A boon for boat builder: Millennium Marine grows jobs in Eastport

The boatbuilding firm Millennium Marine has had mostly success since it moved from New Brunswick to Eastport...
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Retail & Food Service

🔒Change afoot on Main Street: Rebuilding of Helen’s a bellwether of change in Machias

When Helen's Restaurant was destroyed by fire in July 2014, the loss had both a sentimental and...
Manufacturing

🔒Sputtering ahead: Soleras Advanced Coatings focuses on high-tech glass makers

The word “sputtering” may evoke images of a car engine choking before it fails, but in the...
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